Section 8: Repair Quick Guide
Cables Repair Criteria
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Cables Repair Criteria
• One or more broken suspension cables or end fittings.
• Broken deployment cable.
If three or more individual suspension cables or the deployment cable have the
following defects:
• 10 or more randomly distributed broken strands or four adjacent broken strands
• Visible kink(s).
• Separation of the strands due to twisting (known as “bird-caging”).
• Evidence of heat damage.
• Abrasion wear comprising of more than 1/3 of the original diameter of the outside indi-
vidual strands.
• Any visible reduction in outside diameter due to overload.
• Cracked or broken end fittings (some elongation of cable eyes is acceptable).
• Wear, broken strands, kinks and twisting in cable that do not exceed the limits defined in
Category 2 defects.
Category 1: Safety
Cease operations and repair immediately.
Category 2: Operational
Repair before next days operation or eight hours flight time.
Category 3: Monitor
Monitor and/or repair if condition deteriorates.
Category 4: Okay
Does not need repair.
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