Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
August 1, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N694QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605194
Part
Control Cable
Part number
666015021
Condition
Frayed
Location
Elevators
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 PHASE 1-4 INSPECTION, IAW OPERATOR REQUEST WE INSPECTED THE AFT ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND A SINGLE BROKEN WIRE. REMOVED CABLE AND PREFORMED LOOP TEST AND FOUND SEVERAL MORE BROKEN WIRES. PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY THE CABLE TENSION, WAS WITHIN MM LIMITS. INSPECTED CABLE ROUTING AND PULLEYS, ALL CHECKED GOOD. AN SCR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED UNDER NR 246824.

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