Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
January 21, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
2,454 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Control Cable
Part number
0510105308
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) UNDER A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FORWARD STAINLESS STEEL LOWER ELEVATOR CABLE PN 0510105-308 WAS WEARING ON THE BULKHEAD FAIRLEAD UNDER THE FLOOR AT FUSELAGE STATION 65.33, WITH A FLAT SPOT ON THE CABLE, AND WEAR THROUGH 4 STRANDS. MM PN 172RMM08, CHAPTER 27-00-01 PAGE 201 STATES THAT FOR THIS ELEVATOR CABLE, THERE SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 6 BROKEN STRANDS IN A 10 INCH CABLE LENGTH. THOUGH STILL WITHIN LIMITS, THE CABLE WAS REPLACED.

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