Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
April 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Control Cable
Part number
C6CF14121
Condition
Broken
Location
Elev Control
Part time
1,274 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP. THE PILOT APPLIED MANUAL INPUT TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT AND DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW LEVEL THEN PITCHED DOWN. THE PILOT LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN AND HAND FLEW IT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CABLE BREAK BETWEEN PULLEY AND TURNBUCKLE IN AFT SECTION.