Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
November 2, 2016
Submitted
November 2, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N213QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500153
Aircraft time
2,918 hours, 2,319 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
50515135405
Condition
Broken
Location
Ailerons
Part time
2,918 hours, 2,319 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

BROKEN STRANDS ON AILERON AFT CABLES (RT AND LT) AT APPROXIMATE WS 533. CABLE STRANDS CONSISTENTLY FOUND BROKEN ON MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT OF SAME MODEL AND WITH APPROXIMATELY THE SAME HOURS AND CYCLES. THE BROKEN STRANDS ARE FOUND ON THE AFT CABLE (BOTH LH AND RH) WHERE THE CABLE CROSSES OVER THE TOP OF THE PULLEY AT THAT STATION.

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