Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
November 8, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
6,376 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Control Cable
Part number
9668100
Condition
Frayed
Location
Te Flap
Part time
6,489 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) WE FOUND DURING AN INSPECTION THAT THE FLAP CABLE, UNDER THE REAR SEATS WAS "FRAYED" DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FLAP CLIP, PN: 62701-185. THE CLIP WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO NOT BE OPERATED IN A LINEAR PATH. THE CABLE FRAYED RIGHT AT THE END OF THE SWAGED END FITTING BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE CABLE AS IT WAS INSTALLED. WE REMOVED THE FRAYED CABLE AND FLIPPED THE CLIP 180 DEGREES TO ALLOW A LINEAR PATH FOR THE CABLE TO OPERATE. THIS IS A NEW ACFT TO OUR OPERATION AND I HAVE NOT YET CONFIRMED YET IF THIS CABLE WAS REPLACED IN THE PAST OR IF IT IS THE ORIGINAL CABLE.)

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