Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
April 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Part
Control Cable
Part number
07101103
Condition
Frayed
Location
Elevator Servo
Part time
9,500 hours
Component
King · KFC200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) AUTOPILOT INOPERATIVE. AUTOPILOT SERVO ACTUATOR CABLE TO ELEVATOR BELLCRANK FRAYED AND BROKEN AT THE BUILHEAD PULLEY. CABLE GUARD ON THE PULLEY ALSO BROKEN.

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