Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 4, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
21,000 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Control Cable
Part number
24894018
Condition
Failed
Location
Mixture
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER FLIGHT. PILOT, IN THE PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN ENGINES, DISCOVERED THE LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MIXTURE CONTROL MOVEMENTS. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED, NOTED THAT THE MIXTURE CABLE FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WAS BROKEN. THE INNER CABLE SEPERATED JUST AFT OF THE SWAGED END FITTING WHERE THE CABLE ATTACHES TO THE MIXTURE CONTROL LEVER.

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