Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA28R201T

Difficulty date
April 27, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28R201T
Aircraft time
2,995 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360F
Propeller
Hartzl BHCC2YF1
Part
Control Cable
Part number
455361
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mixture Control
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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) MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND TO BE STIFF BY MAINT ON AN ENGINE START FOR TAXI TO HANGER. CABLE WAS REMOVED. THE CABLE ROUTING POSITIONS THE CABLE LESS THAN (6) INCHES FROM THE TURBOCHARGER. AN ASBESTOS COVER HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLACED OVER THE CABLE AND STITCHED TOGETHER WITH LOCK WIRE TO PROTECT THE CABLE. ( NOT DONE AT OUR SHOP). ONCE THE COVER WAS REPLACED WE DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE OUTER CABLE SHIELD DETERIORATED AND MISSING A TWO INCH SECTION. (TC NR 20070502008)

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