Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
July 6, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
17,421 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Control Cable
Part number
2489417
Condition
Failed
Location
Propeller
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

DURING ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT PROPELLER CONTROL RIGGING, PROPELLER CONTROL STOPPED MOVING WHEN PROPELLER PITCH CONTROL LEVER WAS MOVED. FOUND PROPELLER CONTROL INNER WIRES TORN APART JUST DOWN STREAM OF THE UPPER CONTROL CONNECTOR SHAFT AT THE PROPELLER PITCH CONTROL LEVER END. NEW CONTROL CABLE INSTALLED.

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