Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
February 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft time
6,218 hours
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Rudder
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) FOLLOWING THE TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE AIR-CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTION CAMBER ACTUATOR, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE FLOOR AROUND FRAME 20 (MID FUSELAGE. A VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED THAT A RUDDER CONTROL CABLE WAS SECURED BY MISTAKE WITH AN AIR-CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTION DUCT STAINLESS STEEL HOSE CLAMP. CHAFING MARK WAS FOUND ON THE TRANSVERSE CHANNEL, REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 53-00-50 AND SPR RESPONSE. RUDDER CABLE VISUAL INSPECTION, TENSION CHECK AND NDT WERE PERFORMED, NO FAULT FOUND. SPR CLOSED IAW SUPPORT. ALL OTHER CABLES IN THE SUB FLOOR AREA WERE INSPECTED FOR THE SAME DEFECT, NO FAULT FOUND AT THIS TIME.