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A pilot reports finding the left and right rudder pedal cables mis-routed through a cable fairlead in the aft fuselage section on two cessna ce-680 aircraft during his preflight checks. Adding to his concerns about the maintenance discrepancy was the revelation that another ce-680 pilot had informed him about finding two other cessna sovereign aircraft with the similar rudder cable misrouting through fairleads.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1259522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I have now preflighted two aircraft in a row that have had rudder cables routed incorrectly. There are two rudder cables running through the aircraft hell hole that are guided by phenolic block fairleads. These blocks have two holes; one for each cable. However in the two aircraft I pre-flighted; the two rudder cables were running through one hole. You can see the two cables routed through one hole with a slight bow on the one cable and could be adding more tension to the cable than it's suppose to have.I did compare my preflighted aircraft routing to another ce-680; it was routed where the cables were running one cable per hole; this is the correct way. The two aircraft I had where they [cables] were routed wrong were aircraft X and Y. Aircraft X's corrective action (C/a) showed they had to disconnect the cable and route it the correct way. I am concerned that more aircraft could be this way. I think there should be an immediate special inspection on all ce-680 aircraft for this issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot reports finding the Left and Right Rudder pedal cables mis-routed through a cable fairlead in the Aft fuselage section on two Cessna CE-680 aircraft during his preflight checks. Adding to his concerns about the maintenance discrepancy was the revelation that another CE-680 pilot had informed him about finding two other Cessna Sovereign aircraft with the similar rudder cable misrouting through fairleads.
Narrative: I have now preflighted two aircraft in a row that have had rudder cables routed incorrectly. There are two rudder cables running through the aircraft hell hole that are guided by phenolic block fairleads. These blocks have two holes; one for each cable. However in the two aircraft I pre-flighted; the two rudder cables were running through one hole. You can see the two cables routed through one hole with a slight bow on the one cable and could be adding more tension to the cable than it's suppose to have.I did compare my preflighted aircraft routing to another CE-680; it was routed where the cables were running one cable per hole; this is the correct way. The two aircraft I had where they [cables] were routed wrong were Aircraft X and Y. Aircraft X's Corrective Action (C/A) showed they had to disconnect the cable and route it the correct way. I am concerned that more aircraft could be this way. I think there should be an immediate special inspection on all CE-680 aircraft for this issue.
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