Service difficulty report · Cable · Airtrc AT502B

Difficulty date
July 27, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT502B
Aircraft time
144 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Cable
Part number
711951
Condition
Loose
Location
Tailwheel Lock
Part time
105 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) TAIL WHEEL LOCK CABLE FOUND OFF THE REAR PULLEY, PREVENTING THE TAIL WHEEL FROM UNLOCKING. THE PULLEY ATTACH BRACKET MOUNTED TO THE STERN POST DIAGONAL TUBE WAS FOUND ROTATED TO THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE DIAGONAL TUBE REMOVING ALL TENSION TO THE CABLE. THE PULLEY ATTACH BRACKET WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION, SECURED AND THE TAIL WHEEL LOCK SYS RERIGGED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.