Aircraft Analysis Instrument Check Safety Analysis Squawk Box Systems Check

Control Cables

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 04:16 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Multiple aircraft experienced various control cable failures, including breaks, fraying, premature wear, and stress cracks, affecting critical systems like propellers, ailerons, rudders, and flaps.
These failures led to significant operational disruptions such as engine overspeed, aborted takeoffs, and improper system rigging, often requiring extensive maintenance or component replacement.
Incidents were discovered through both in-flight anomalies and routine inspections, highlighting diverse failure mechanisms from rubbing and fatigue to dislodged components, across different aircraft models and component ages.

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Beechcraft Model 58 Baron

Broken Propeller Control Cable

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