Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
November 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Control Cable
Part number
C6R16071
Condition
Broken
Location
Afcs
Part time
5,464 hours
Component
Collins · SMT65
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED AUTOPILOT NOT ENGAGING NORMALLY. AILERON SERVO CABLE FOUND BROKEN AT THE ENTRY INTO UPPER AILERON CABLE CLAMP. DUE TO LOSS OF TENSION , CABLES JUMPED OUT OF THEIR TRACKS, TWISTED AND JAMMED UNDER THE CABLE GUARD. BOTH CABLES EXHIBIT CRUSHING WHERE CABLES ENTERED THE CABLE CLAMP.