What was found
FORWARD DOOR CABLE, (PN 89630004) FRAYED AT UPPER SWAGGED FITTING WHERE T HANDLE SCREWS ON CABLE REPLACED WITH NEW. INADEQUATE DESIGN OF SUPPORT CABLES. CABLE KINKS AT END OF SWAGGING WHICH CAUSE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2002
- Submitted
- May 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5322D
- Make and model
- Piper PA46500TP
- Aircraft serial
- 4697074
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Cable
- Part number
- 89630004
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 78 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.