SDR 06FDEA1438

Service difficulty report · Throttle · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
April 11, 2006
Submitted
April 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
355
Aircraft time
42,765 hours, 18,886 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
35,857 hours, 16,054 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DESCENDING FROM 380 13000 AT YYC, NR 2 THROTTLE WOULDN'T RETARD TO IDLE. COMPLIED WITH QRH "THROTTLE LEVER JAMMED" NR 2 THROTTLE WOULD ADVANCE BUT NOT RETARD TO IDLE. IT WOULD ONLY GO AS LOW AS 10-15 DEGREES ON THE QUADRANT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS PER QRH. WINDMILLING TIME OF 15 MINUTES. ON GROUND NR 2 THROTTLE WILL NOT RETARD PAST 10 UNITS ON QUADRANT NOR ADVANCE PAST 41 UNITS. PRIMARY TRANSMISSION INSPECTED PER AMM 76-11-33-6-04. FOUND LINT AND CRUSTED LIQUID IN THE QUADRANT ASSEMBLY, ASSY CLEANED, NOW HAVE FULL MOVEMENT FORWARD AND AFT ON NR 2 THRUST LEVER. RT A/T COUPLING UNIT CHANGED PER AMM 22-33-28-4.

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