Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
October 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Control Cable
Part number
993800075
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Prop
Part time
12,677 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) CABLE BROKE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY UNDER THE PEDESTAL. CABLE BROKE AT THE SWAGE INSIDE THE TELESCOPING TUBES. SUBMITTER STATES CABLE INSPECTION IS DIFFICULT AT THIS LOCATION. PILOTS REPORTED ROUGHNESS IN THE CONTROL FOLLOWED BY THE FAILURE WHEN FORCE APPLIED. NEW PART INSTALLED.