Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
September 2, 2020
Submitted
September 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7776
Aircraft time
42,865 hours, 36,551 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Frayed
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LEFT ELEVATOR DOES NOT MOVE UP DURING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK. RIGHT ELEVATOR DOES NOT MOVE FULLY DOWN. RESISTANCE ON YOKE IS LIGHT WHEN PULLING AFT OF CENTER, BUT IT IS STRONG WHEN MOVING FORWARD OF CENTER. OUTSIDE OBSERVATION AFTER RETURNING TO GATE SHOWS LEFT ELEVATOR DID NOT MOVE UP. FLIGHT 5360 - FILED CLOSED. INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LT ELEVATOR INBOARD FUSELAGE CIRCUIT BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT ELEVATOR INBOARD FUSELAGE CABLE REFERENCING THE APPLICABLE STEPS IN AMM AND RII. THE RT ELEVATOR HAS FULL RANGE OF MOTION AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE CABLE ON THE LT ELEVATOR CIRCUIT.