Service difficulty report · Guard · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
November 29, 2012
Submitted
December 1, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N118K
Make and model
Cessna 501
Aircraft serial
5010686
Aircraft time
2,710 hours, 2,216 cycles
Part
Guard
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Elevator Cable
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING AN UNDERFLOOR INSPECTION, FOUND THE CABLES FOR THE AILERON AUTOPILOT SERVO RUBBING ON THE CABLE DRUM GUARDS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CABLE GUARDS CAN BE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON THE SERVO. THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR DIFFERENT CABLE ANGLES DEPENDING ON APPLICATION. CABLE GUARDS WERE REPOSITIONED TO ALLOW CLEARANCE BETWEEN CABLE AND GUARDS. GUARDS ARE ALUMINUM WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE CABLES.

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