Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Aerosp AS355F1

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F1
Aircraft time
4,657 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20F
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
704A34130074
Condition
Frozen
Location
Control Sys
Stage of operation
TX
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) AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ON COLD MORNING. DURING START, PIC NOTED NOT BEING ABLE TO BRING ENGINES FROM IDLE TO FLIGHT RPM. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF CONTROL SYSTEM FOUND MOISTURE PENETRATED AND FROZE INSIDE THE FLEXIBLE CONTROL CABLE RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. CONTROL CABLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND A SMALL HOLE WAS NOTED IN THE OUTER SHIELDING, WHERE IT CHAFED AGAINST THE AIRFRAME, POSSIBLY CREATING A POINT FOR THE MOISTURE TO ENTER.

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