What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot received a clearance to descend from cruise altitude in preparation to excute to approach into ft Smith, AR. When the pilot reduced throttle, the right engine, number 2 engine, failed to respond to the reduction input. The pilot executed an engine shutdown as prescirbed by the aircraft flight manual. The landing was executed with no misfortune. A maintenance review of the aircraft found the throttle linkage to the fuel distribution system had vibrated loose. The linkage was reattached, no further maintenance review of the aircrafat found the throttle linkage to the fuel distribution system had vibrated loose. The linkage was reattached, no further maintenance issues were noted. The aircraft continued with the flight, wx at the time of the incident was VFR. The pilot had filed a company flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO DESCEND FROM CRUISE ALTITUDE IN PREPARATION TO EXCUTE TO APPROACH INTO FT SMITH, AR. WHEN THE PILOT REDUCED THROTTLE, THE RIGHT ENGINE, NUMBER 2 ENGINE, FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE REDUCTION INPUT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS PRESCIRBED BY THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. THE LANDING WAS EXECUTED WITH NO MISFORTUNE. A MAINTENANCE REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAD VIBRATED LOOSE. THE LINKAGE WAS REATTACHED, NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFAT FOUND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAD VIBRATED LOOSE. THE LINKAGE WAS REATTACHED, NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE ISSUES WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT, WX AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR. THE PILOT HAD FILED A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN.
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