Service difficulty report · Cable · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 18, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
17,318 hours, 14,321 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Cable
Part number
601R3181273
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
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) MX WHILE COMPLETING TASK RJ252-11-21-OP-801-FCD, "PAX DOOR INNER HANDLE UNLOCK FORCE CHECK" DISCOVERED DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. TROUBLSHOOTING DISCOVERED ICE BREAKER CABLE PN 601R318127-3 (IPC 52-11-15, FIG 01A, ITEM 085) BROKEN/SEVERED. CABLE WAS REPLACED AND DOOR FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. MX NOTED THAT WHERE CABLE EXITS THE END OF THE SWAGED FITTING IT IS REQUIRED TO BEND 90 DEGREES. THIS CAUSED THE CABLE TO EVENTUALLY BREAK AT THAT LOCATION. LENGHTH OF END OF SWAGED FITTING APPEARS TO BE TOO LONG CAUSING THE CABLE TO BE STRESSED AT THIS LOCATION. IT ALSO CAUSED CABLE TO RUB AGAINST PART OF INTERIOR DOOR STRUCTURE.