Hi David,
I have just replaced a throttle cable which I damaged whilst servicing. It
was a new one from Europa, and identical to the original which had been in
service for five years in my XS 912s.
It does not appear to be lined, but then it does not have have any undue
internal friction and works well. I had to cut it to about three feet in
length. It routes in an arked path from the throttle control box, over the
top of the engine frame ( at either side of the elastic), and then straight
into the carb.
I know that this may not be a great deal of help, but then it could be.
Cheers! Bryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Corbett" <duc@farmline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:31 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Throttle cable failure
>
> My aircraft has just suffered a throttle cable failure - luckily whilst on
> maintenance. I had dropped the throttle lever box to enable upholstery to
> be
> completed; after refitting the box, and exercising the throttle for
> duplicate checks, one cable broke. The break is where the inner core of
> the
> cable joins the nipple attaching the cable to the throttle lever; the
> nipple
> is perfectly free to pivot on its bolt.
>
>
> The cables have always been a little hard to move - at least when the
> engine
> is not running; because of this internal friction, it appears that when
> the
> throttle is opened the cable can bend down into the box, rather than slide
> through the outer.
>
>
> Two questions arise:
>
>
> 1 Am I right in thinking that there has been some sort of
> advisory
> advice about throttle cables from the factory - if so, where should I find
> it?
>
>
> 2 Are the throttle cables currently being issued by the factory
> either teflon or nylon lined, and therefore less prone to internal
> friction?
>
>
> For the record, my aircraft has been flying for 5 years and has done about
> 300 hours with a 912UL.
>
>
> I recently read an article in South Africa about Ron van Leer's forced
> landing due to fuel leakage through porous "old type" rubber fuel pipes -
> the cotton covered pipes issued by the factory in the early years. I do
> hope
> that no-one is still flying with this type of flexible fuel pipe still
> installed; if you are, you are heading for engine failure if you do not
> notice seepage before you lose your power. I did note seepage in my
> aircraft
> a year or so ago, and very quickly changed my pipes for the current issue
> material.
>
>
> David
>
>
> G-BZAM - UK 265
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