Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 12, 2015
Submitted
January 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
JZRR651K
Royal Aircraft Services, LLC
Aircraft
N88833
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0265
Aircraft time
3,530 hours
Part
Control Cable
Part number
5000008146
Condition
Frayed
Location
Aileron
Part time
3,530 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

THE FRAYED AILERON CONTROL CABLE WAS FOUND DURING A FINAL INSPECTION AFTER THE ACFT WAS STRIPPED & PAINTED. THE CABLE WAS LOCATED, VISUALLY, IN THE RT FLAP WELL INBD OF THE AILERON BELL-CRANK BETWEEN TWO RIBS, WS 133.29 & 151.04. THE FRAYED CABLE WAS IN PLAIN SIGHT & HAD SIGNS OF RUBBING. BEFORE REPLACING DAMAGED CABLE, FOUND LT & RT AILERON CONTROL CABLES IN WINGS WITH TOO LOW OF CONTROL CABLE TENSIONS MEASURED WITH A CALIBRATED CABLE TENSION METER. R & R DAMAGED CABLE.

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