Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 26, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
2,442 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Control Cable
Part number
666000163
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Ob Aileron
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DUE TO THE RISK ASSOCIATED TO BROKEN MAIN CONTROL CABLES, FOLLOWING THE BROKEN RT WING DOWN OB AILERON CABLE P/N 6660001-62 AT RWS 54 (REF. SDR NR 20031113014), WE DECIDED TO INSPECT THE AILERON WING CABLES MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE 1200 HRS REQUIRED BY THE PHASE 61. LT WING UP OB AILERON CABLE P/N 6660001-63 WAS FOUND WORN AT LWS 54 AND LWS 78 WITH BROKEN STRANDS AT LWS 54 ONLY. THE CABLE WAS ORDERED AOG AND INSTALLED THE CABLE WAS REPLACED ON LAST PHASE 51 INSPECTION (NOW PHASE 61) HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. UNTIL MFG COMES WITH A NEW FREQUENCY INSPECTION WE ARE LOWERING THE INTERVAL INSPECTION AT 500 FLIGHT HOURS.

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