Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
August 29, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
25,168 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Control Cable
Part number
04820208
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron
Part time
1,155 hours
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) DURING THE COMPLETION OF ENGINEERING SERVICE ALERT 120105-01A INSPECTION OF AILERON POSTITION SENSORS, THE CABLE BETWEEN THE SENSOR AND THE AILERON WAS FOUND BROKEN. SENSOR REPLACED AND SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. THIS SERVICE ALERT APPLIES TO ALL ATR 42 AIRCRAFT, WHICH HAVE STC ST01310NY FDR ENHANCED PARAMETERS. (TC# 20091023001)

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