Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
December 9, 2024
Submitted
December 11, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N110S
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S10384
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Control Cable
Part number
05226473
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT FAILED, WILL HOLD ALTITUDE, WILL NOT TRACK HEADING BUT OR NAV TRACK. SQUAWK WAS ENTERED ON 12/5/2024 AT 2117, SQUAWK UPDATED ON 12/06/2024.REMOVED ACCESS PANELS ON RH WING, FOUND CABLE PN 0522647-3 BROKEN.THE CABLE HAS TWO PARTS: A SHORT CABLE (PN: 0522647-2) AND A LONG CABLE (PN: 0522647-3). THE LONG SECTION IS THE CABLE THAT SNAPPED. THE SHORT CABLE HAS A SLIGHT BOW WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE TURNBUCKLE. THE SERVO MOUNT ALSO (065-0030-00) SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM THE CABLE BINDING. ALL THREE OF THESE PARTS ARE ON ORDER FOR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY. I COULDN’T FIND ANY DAMAGE TO THE AILERON CABLES OR ANY INDICATIONS OF WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ROLL SERVO CABLE TO FAIL.

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