Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 401A

Difficulty date
June 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 401A
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C87
Part
Control Cable
Part number
50000084
Condition
Separated
Location
Flap Extend
Part time
8,456 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE AREA WHERE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IS LOCATED BEHIND A PULLEY AND IS NOT EASILY INSPECTED WITHOUT THE USE OF A MIRROR LOOKING INBOARD. SOME WEAR AND FRAYING WAS ALSO NOTICED JUST OUTBOARD OF THE PULLEY. THERE WAS SOME CORROSION ON THE CABLE BUT NOT IN THE AREA OF THE FAILURE. THE PULLEYS WERE NOT SEIZED AND THE CABLE WAS NOT RUBBING ON ANYTHING. THE TENSION WAS CHECKED 114 HOURS PREVIOUSLY.

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