Service difficulty report · Shut Off Cable · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Shut Off Cable
Part number
369A8137503
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel Sov
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) PILOT PULLED OUT FUEL SHUT OFF KNOB AND CABLE CAME OUT FURTHER THAN NORMAL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE VALVE END.