What was found
THE RT RUDDER CABLE WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE BROKEN STRANDS IN THE AREA AROUND A PULLEY DURING A 500 HOUR INSP. THE STRANDS WERE NOT OBSERVED AS BROKEN UNTIL THE CABLE TENSION WAS RELEASED AND THE CABLE DISASSEMBLED FROM THE AIRFRAME.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Moravn Z242L
- Aircraft time
- 9,989 hours
- Engine
- Lyc AEIO360A1B6
- Propeller
- Muhbr MTV9*
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- Z14242260100
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.