Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
July 5, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft time
945 hours
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Part
Cable
Part number
636000189
Condition
Failed
Location
Aileron Cable
Component
Aileron Cable · 636000189
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FOUND FWD AILERON CABLE TENSION AT ZERO. CROSSOVER CABLES FOUND TO BE LOOSE. REMOVED AILERON CROSSOVER CABLES FROM CNTRL COLUMNS WITHOUT DISTURBING HUMBUCKLE LOCKING. INSPECTED CABLES, CHAINS, SWAGES AND HUMBUCKLE. DETERMINED ONE OF CROSSOVER CABLE CHAINS (FWD) WAS LIKELY INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ON DRUM SPROCKET. TEMPORARILY INSTALLING ONE OF CHAINS (BUNCHED-UP) ON SPROCKET ONE LINK OVER FROM ITS CORRECT POSITION YIELDED APPROX CORRECT CABLE TENSION (9 LBS) AND CORRECT YOKE POSITION. INSTALLED CHAINS PROPERLY AND RIGGED IAW MM CH 27-10-01(4B) AND TENSION ADJUSTED IAW FIG.204. REMAINDER OF AILERON CNTRL SYS RIGGING CHECKED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. INDEPENDENT CHECK COMPLETED ON ALL DISTURBED FLIGHT CONTROL

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