SDR PNSA050101

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 1, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41NE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC741B
Aircraft time
29,579 hours, 24,441 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
2770001073
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Part time
453 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS PRESURIZING AT MAXIMUM RATE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLS HAD NO AFFECT DURING CLIMBOUT FROM ANC. AIRCRAFT TURNAROUND AND RETURNED TO ANC. MAINTENACE FOUND RUDDER CABLE SWAGED BALL RETAINER HAD CHAFED A HOLE IN THE OUTFLOW VALVE CONTROL CHAMBER NOT ALLOWING IT TO OPEN. RUDDER SYSTEM RIGGING WAS CHECKED AND FOUND AT MAX TRAVEL LIMITS OF 25 DEGREES. RUDDER STOPS WERE ADJUSTED TO MIN TRAVEL OF 24 DEGREES. M7 AEROSPACE HAS A KIT AVAILABLE PN 27K23013 TO INCREASE THE CLEARANCE BY SPACING THE OUTFLOW VALVE AFT WITH A THICKER GASKET.