Service difficulty report · Cable · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
November 1, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
3,024 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Cable
Part number
A15500550
Condition
Frayed
Location
Throttle
Part time
4,218 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND OPERATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE MOVEMENT WAS ROUGH AND CATCHES HALF WAY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INNER PART OF THE CABLE WAS STARTING TO FRAY AND CATCHING IN THE AREA WERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE FIREWALL. NEW CABLE INSTALLED. (TC NR 20091121001)

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