Service difficulty report · Cable · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
April 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Part
Cable
Part number
TBC6CT10271
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DISCOVERED BARREL FITTING ON TRIM CABLE MENTIONED ABOVE IS TO SMALL. PART IS AN STC PART, WAS MADE IAW STC DATA. THERE WAS AN ERROR ON THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL. INFORMATION FROM OEM MANUAL WAS USED FOR APPROVAL AND THERE WAS A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN THE OEM MANUAL THAT WAS TRANSFERED TO THE APPROVAL. CABLE CAN NOT BE INSTALLED IN ACFT AS IT DOES NOT FIT. 3 CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASED CABLE HAVE BEEN ADVISED AND CABLE RECALL IN PROGRESS. CABLES HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM STOCK AND QUARENTINED. STC APPROVAL DATA WILL BE REVISED TO CORRECT ERROR.