Service difficulty report · Cable · Tecnam P2006T

Difficulty date
October 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Tecnam P2006T
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912S3
Part
Cable
Condition
Failed
Location
Carb Heat
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) OBSERVED DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE BRASS FERRULE ON CARB HEAT CABLE ENGINE END IS DEFORMED, ELONGATED. THIS OCCURENCE IS ON THE RT ENGINE ONLY AND IS THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PENDING CARB HEAT CABLE BREAKAGE AT ENGINE END OF THE CABLE. THE FACTORY HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS FINDING. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. AS OF THIS WRITING THE CABLE HAS NOT FAILED AND IS BEING MONITORED UNTIL NEW REPLACEMENT CABLES CAN BE PROCURED. THE ACFT IS GROUNDED UNTIL RT CARBURETOR HEAT CABLE IS REPLACED WITH NEW. THIS CABLE EXHIBITS THE WORST DEFORMATION OF THE BRASS FERRULE ON THE CABLE END.