Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 11, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
2,595 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Worn
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT FOLLOWING MFG Q400 AOM NR 122 MANY AILERON AND SPOILER CONTROL CABLES WERE FOUND WORN TO OR CLOSE TO LIMIT ON OUR A/C WITH ONLY 2038HRS AND 2858 CYCLES SINCE MFG. SIMILAR FINDING WERE FOUND ON OUR OTHER Q400 S/N 4004 (1610 HRS AND 2100 CYCLES). THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 A/C WAS THAT 4003 CABLES FOUND DIRTY BUT TENSION OK AND 4004 TENSION LOWER THAN SPECIFIED IN THE AMM BUT CABLES WERE CLEAN.