Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
June 29, 2004
Submitted
September 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501CF
Make and model
Cessna 501
Aircraft serial
5010128
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Control Cable
Part number
5565200
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
5,689 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING PHASE 5 INSPECTION, UPON REINSTALLING LT WING FLAP CABLES, NOTICED AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFERENT THAN MM DATA AS TO ROUTING OF FLAP CABLES ON LT OB BELLCRANK. EXPERIMENTED AND CONTACTED MFG TECH SUPPORT. FOUND DATA ON PG 27-50-01 PG 203 FIG 201 (SHEET 2) SHOWED CABLES REVERSED ON BELLCRANK GROOVES. THIS CAUSES CABLE INTERFERENCE WITH STRUCTURE. (EA21200406587)

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