Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech E95

Difficulty date
September 30, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech E95
Aircraft time
6,995 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B1B
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Prop
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RT PROP CONTROL WAS VERY STIFF AND SPRINGY AND THE PROP WAS SLOW TO FEATHER. THE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE GOVERNOR AND THE DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE CONTROL CABLE. THE TTSN FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL CABLES WERE UNKNOWN. ALL LT AND RT ENGINE CONTROL CABLES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW CONTROLS. (TC NR 20061025007)

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