Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
May 19, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft time
4,117 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Fuel Lever
Part time
4,011 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CABIN FLOORBOARDS REMOVED FOR ACCESS TO CABIN LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE FOR PLANED MAJOR STRUCTURAL INSPECTION UPON WHICH TECH NOTICED THAT 1 CABLE, NR 1 ENGINE, HP FUEL LEVER, WAS TRAPPED IN BETWEEN COVER OF ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX WHICH STRADDLES THE AREA BENEATH THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THE CABLE WAS STILL ABLE TO MOVE AND FUNCTION NORMALLY AS THE DEFLECTION WAS SLIGHT AND THE MATERIAL OF THE COVER WAS PLASTIC. AS WELL THE FUSELAGE FRAME TO WHICH IT WAS RIDING ON HAS A NYLON PROTECTOR, GIVEN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE CABLE ROUTING. CABLE WAS INSPECTED FOR CONDITION AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE AND PROPERLY ROUTED ABOVE JUNCTION BOX.