What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 11, 2000, at 0959 (LCL), vanguard airlines, flight 584, aircraft N120NJ, was scheduled to enroute from mci to mdw. The captain reported that number one engine setting was stuck at 90% with no throttle control. An emergency was declared and the aircraft circled back to mci. The pilot was able to land the aircraft at mci with the affected engine shut down on approach, with no further incident. Vanguard maintenance performed trouble shooting procedures and upon open up of the engine cowling discovered the bolt and related hardware to the teleflex cable (throttle cable) lying in the bottom of the cowling. Aircraft N120NJ has been returned to service. Vanguards director of quality assurance relayed that prior maintenance was performed in the same area and that an internal investigation by the airline was underway. privacy data omitted With this report,privacy data omitted is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 11, 2000, AT 0959 (LCL), VANGUARD AIRLINES, FLIGHT 584, AIRCRAFT N120NJ, WAS SCHEDULED TO ENROUTE FROM MCI TO MDW. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT NUMBER ONE ENGINE SETTING WAS STUCK AT 90% WITH NO THROTTLE CONTROL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED BACK TO MCI. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT MCI WITH THE AFFECTED ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON APPROACH, WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. VANGUARD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES AND UPON OPEN UP OF THE ENGINE COWLING DISCOVERED THE BOLT AND RELATED HARDWARE TO THE TELEFLEX CABLE (THROTTLE CABLE) LYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLING. AIRCRAFT N120NJ HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. VANGUARDS DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE RELAYED THAT PRIOR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED IN THE SAME AREA AND THAT AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION BY THE AIRLINE WAS UNDERWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THIS REPORT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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