What was found
FRAYED ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE WAS FOUND DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. CABLE WAS FRAYED A QUARTER OF THE CABLE'S DIAMETER AND TENTION WAS 2 POUNDS BELOW MM LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2011
- Submitted
- September 7, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N678QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5605616
- Aircraft time
- 4,638 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 66600031
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Elevator Trim
- 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.