SDR CA120417018

Service difficulty report · Cable · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date: April 13, 2012
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Gulstm GIV
Engine: Rroyce TAY6118
System (JASC): 2700 · Flight Control System
Part: Cable
Condition: Worn
Location: Bs 498-596
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) DURING ELEVATOR AND RUDDER MAIN CABLE INSPECTION, ALL 4 CABLES WERE FOUND TO HAVE WEAR, BLENCHED CABLES, IN THE AREA WHERE THE CABLES RUN THROUGH GAMMA TUBES, BS 498-596, FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT GAMMA TUBES WERE BOWING AND CAUSING CABLES TO RUB AGAINTS INSIDE OF THE TUBES. ADDITIONAL CLAMPS WERE INSTALLED ON GAMMA TUBES TO PREVENT THEM FROM BOWING.