Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 26, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
3,594 hours
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Control Cable
Part number
BACC2A6B04398EG
Condition
Twisted
Location
Ailerons
Part time
6,684 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ACCOMPLISHING TASK CARD TC 27-226-00-03 CONTROL CABLES - LT WING AFT SPAR DURING A PHASE 4 SCHEDULED MX CHECK, THE LT AILERON CABLES ABSA-L1 AND ABSB-L1 WERE FOUND TWISTED BETWEEN WING STA 278 AND 326, AFT OF THE NR 1 ENG. WEAR ON THE CABLES WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMITS AND THE CABLES (P/N’S BACC2A6B04669FG AND BACC2A6B04398EG) WERE BOTH REPLACED. AS THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW ACFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS A QUALITY ESCAPE BY MFG IN PRODUCTION. SUBMITTED THIS FINDING TO THE MFG. MFG HAS SINCE RESPONDED, CONFIRMING THAT THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PASSED ALONG TO THE APPROPRIATE MFG AND QC PERSONNEL FOR INVESTIGATION.