What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSP, THE AFT RUDDER CABLE, PN-CA1-4060 WAS FOUND CHAFED AND WORN WERE IT EXITS THE PLASTIC TUBING BELOW THE RUDDER HINGE LINE. ON THIS OPERATORS FLEET OF 10 ACFT, THIS HAS BECOME A FREQUENT PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2011
- Submitted
- March 31, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N904ER
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42281
- Aircraft time
- 1,700 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- CA14060
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 1,700 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.