Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 2, 2020
Submitted
September 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401TJ
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0109
Aircraft time
27,577 hours, 39,867 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C87
Part
Control Cable
Part number
991043515
Condition
Broken
Location
Right Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER RAN AWAY IN FLIGHT, BUT DID NOT OVERSPEED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PROPELLER CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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