Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 2, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
2,367 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Loose
Location
Ailerons
Part time
2,400 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WHILE PERFORMING CHECK FOR AILERON AND SPOILER CABLES IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL CABLES FOR THE AILERON AND SPOILER CIRCUITS BOTH LT AND RT WERE BELOW 40 PERCENT OF THE VALUE REQUIRED BY THE AMM, THIS WAS ALSO FOUND ON ANOTHER ACFT A WEEK PREVIOUS. WO 413124 THIS IS THE FIRST CHECK OF THE AILERON AND SPOILER CABLE TENSIONS SINCE THE ACFT WAS DELIVERED NEW. ALL CABLE TENSIONS ADJUSTED AND RII COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.