Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 9, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RT WING FWD AILERON CONTROL CABLE FOUND SITTING BEHIND THE AILERON INPUT ROD QUADRANT GUARD. CABLE MOVED OUT OF ITS LOCATION WITH SLIGHT FINGER ACTION. CABLE HAS LIGHT RUBBING MARK BUT ALUMINUM QUADRANT GUARD FOUND BADLY GROOVED. WINGS CONTROL CABLE TENSION TOOK ON BOTH SIDE. LT SIDE MEASURED AT 30 LBS AND RT SIDE AT 20 LBS. RIGGING TENSION IS BETWEEN 55 AND 65 LBS AT 20 DEGREES CELSIUS. TENSION TOOK WITH CABLE MISROUTED AND AT PROPER PLACE, NO SIGNIFICANT TENSION DIFFERENCE AT 2-3 LBS. LT SIDE CABLE SECTION INSPECTED AT SAME LOCATION, CABLE FOUND ROUTED PROPERLY.