Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
August 20, 2007
Submitted
August 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23146
Aircraft time
50,545 hours, 23,551 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Ailerons
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON LOCKED IN DOWN POSITION. FOUND CABLE A3B-3 FOR LT O/B AIL BROKEN JUST O/B OF THE LT O DROOP QUADRANT. REMOVED BROKEN CABLE RECEIVED NEW CABLE FROM BOEING P/N BACC2C4C04961FG. REPLACED CABLE A3B PER OPN 2000 CABLE REPLACEMENT AND RIGGED. CHECKED PER M/M.