Service difficulty report · Cable Assembly · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
October 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Part
Cable Assembly
Part number
6565007144
Condition
Worn
Location
Ail R/H Upper
Part time
2,000 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 A DAILY INSPECTION, THE R/H AILERON WAS MOVED AT THE WING WHERE A RUBBING SOUND WAS HEARD. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED SEVERAL CABLE PASS THROUGH HOLES IN THE WING RIB WERE RUBBED BY THE CABLE. VERY LITTLE WEAR COULD BE SEEN ON THE CABLE AT THIS POINT. LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AT R.W.S. 36, THERE WAS SEVERE WEAR AND A FEW BROKEN STRANDS.

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