Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
June 23, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft time
760 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2YF1
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Seized
Location
Mixture Control
Component
Mixture Control
Component part number
14392101
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) MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND STIFF TO OPERATE. INSPECTION FOUND CABLE OUTER SLEEVE IS SEIZED ONTO THE INNER CABLE JUST BEHIND THE CONTROL ROD END LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CABLE IS ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE.

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