Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
January 9, 2020
Submitted
January 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT544
Aircraft time
23,338 hours, 24,015 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
3219012077
Condition
Loose
Location
Pedestal
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
E

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 EXPERIENCED A FLAME ON DEPARTURE FROM KELM. THE PILOT SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE, RETURNED TO ELM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AMF BUF MX TRAVELED TO KELM AND FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE STOP / FEATHER CONTROL CABLE WAS LOOSE IN THE PEDESTAL AREA. RE-SECURED CABLE, CHECKED TRAVEL OPERATION PER THE SA227 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 76-10-00, RAN ENGINE TO FULL POWER, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE CABLE PART NUMBER 32-19012-077 WAS REPLACED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE MAINTENANCE BASE AT KBUF.