Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
October 9, 2002
Submitted
October 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187TX
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496099
Engine
Lyc O360*
Part
Control Cable
Part number
554545
Condition
Broken
Location
Carb Heat
Part time
576 hours
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

PILOT REPORTED NO RPM DROP WHEN CHECKING RT ENGINE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING RUN UP. TECH FOUND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL, BROKEN AT THE CARBURETOR HEAT AIRBOX. THE CABLE WAS BROKEN AT THE POINT WHERE THE THREADED SHAFT IS SWAGED TO THE CABLE. THE SHROUD THAT GOES AROUND SHAFT WAS NO WERE TO BE FOUND. REPLACED CONTROL CABLE. AIRCRAFT TT: 576.7. ON PREVIOUS 100 HOUR INSPECTION, BOTH ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROLS AND THE RIGHT ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL WERE REPLACED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHILE THEY HAD NOT FAILED COMPLETELY, THE SHROUDS HAD COME LOOSE AND WERE FLOATING FREELY ALONG THE THREADED SHAFT. AIRCRAFT TT: 424.9. NEED MFG EVALUATION.

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