ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357966
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| Date: | Thursday 30 November 1995 |
| Time: | 08:28 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 99 |
| Owner/operator: | Ameriflight |
| Registration: | N134PM |
| MSN: | U-34 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 34246 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KSLC) |
| Boise, ID (KBOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff, he felt a sharp jolt in the rudder pedals as the landing gear was retracting; after that, the aircraft would no longer respond to left rudder pedal input. The pilot declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing. Postflight examination of the aircraft revealed that the left rudder control cable had failed in proximity of a control pulley in the aft fuselage. Examination of the two cable retaining pins on the pulley braket showed cable scrape marks at their midpoints. The cable had been installed 3 months before the incident and had accumulated 183 hours in service. Metallurgical examination of the failed cable revealed evidence that at least a portion of the strands had failed from fatigue.
Probable Cause: improper installation of the rudder control cable by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in chafing and/or fatigue and subsequent failure of the cable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96IA065
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 08:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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