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Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 18, 2005
Submitted
November 18, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2663Y
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500602
Aircraft time
7,495 hours, 5,428 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
6565001197
Condition
Frayed
Location
Autopilot Servo
Part time
7,495 hours, 5,428 cycles
Component
Autopilot Servo · Honeywell
Component part number
4006719904
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

WE HAVE FOUND THE ELEVATOR AUTOPILOT SERVO LT CABLE WITH BROKEN STRANDS ON 3 SUCCESSIVE AIRCRAFT THAT WERE UNDERGOING A PHASE 5 INSPECTION. ON CABLE HAD 50 PERCENT FRAYING. THE FRAYING WAS FOUND WHERE THE CABLE PASSES THROUGH A DOUBLE CABLE JOGGLE AT FUSELAGE STA 428.50 AND CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DETECT. THE 3 SUBJECT AIRCRAFT HAD 7495, 8856 AND 13393 HOURS TOTAL TIME. THE IPC REFERENCE FOR THE CABLE IS 22-10-00, FIGURE 1, PAGE 3, ITEM 85.

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