My headset cable got pinched in the cockpit door hinge today

I was in a Cessna 172 at KAPA this morning, running a radio check before the owner showed up, when the door slammed shut and my headset cord got caught in the hinge. The audio cut out completely, and I had the panel open for 45 minutes trying to find where the wire broke inside the jacket. Has anyone else had a door hinge mess up their headset cable, or am I just unlucky with how I route things?

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quinn_king1613d ago

Happened to me last summer in a 172 at KSDL. The door caught the cord right where it splits near the jack. Took me an hour to find the break inside the rubber sheath. I started wrapping the cable around the seat frame before closing the door after that. You tried patching the wire with a splice kit?

casey84312d ago

Wait, you had the whole panel open for 45 minutes? Dude, that's wild. I would've just given up and bought a new headset after the first 10 minutes of staring at the wire. I've had a door catch my cord before too, but I never found the break, I just kept twisting the cord until it worked again for a bit. That splice kit idea sounds like a decent fix if you're patient enough to find the spot.