Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 27, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
15,353 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Chafed
Location
Ailerons
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) GRINDING NOISE UNDER PILOT FLOOR WHEN AILERONS ARE MOVED. CONTROL CABLE FOUND CHAFING ON STEEL BRAIDED NITROGEN LINE. APPROX 3 INCH DEFLECTION OF CONTROL CABLE CAUSED, DUE TO INCORRECT ROUTING OF NITROGEN LINE. NITROGEN PRESSURE LINE REROUTED. AILERON CABLE HAS 1 BROKEN STRAND WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS IAW AMM CH20-04-00-201 (TC NR 20071029011).