Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
March 20, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
53,392 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Frayed
Location
Brakes
Part time
53,782 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) DURING INSPECTION AT LT WING ROOT AREA, THE LT NORMAL BRAKE CABLE WAS FOUND RUSTED. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE RUST, MULTIPLE STRANDS WERE ALSO BROKEN. THE REMAINDER OF THE CABLE APPEARED SERVICEABLE, HOWEVER, THIS DAMAGED WAS CONFINED TO APPROXIMATELY A 3" LENGTH.