Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
September 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7605U
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700443
Aircraft time
22,788 hours, 55,751 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
0510105230
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Part time
22,788 hours, 55,751 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RIGHT RUDDER CABLE BROKE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO PARKING. FOUND CABLE BROKEN UNDER AFT CABIN FLOOR. CABLE HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO TRAPPED MOISTURE AND HAD RUSTED IN ONE SPOT. WHEN HARD RIGHT RUDDER WAS PUSHED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CABLE BROKE AS IT ROLLED OVER THE PULLEY JUST BEFORE GOING INTO THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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