Service difficulty report · Joint · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
July 7, 2017
Submitted
July 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4254R
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
3240625
Aircraft time
14,876 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1A5
Engine time
1,553 hours
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Joint
Part number
3174700
Condition
Failed
Location
Throttle
Part time
1,553 hours
Component
Throttle Contro · Piper
Component part number
455358
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKING OFF AND SETTING CLIMB POWER, PILOT NOTED THROTTLE MOVEMENT HAD NO IMPACT ON MANIFOLD PRESSURE SETTING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ENGINE POWER WITH THE THROTTLE. UPON DISCOVERY, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED TO LAND ON A RUNWAY TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS IT WAS LONGER AND THE NECESSARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ATC WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE TO LAND ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY, SO PILOT OPTED TO CONTINUE FLT TO AIRPORT OF INTENDED DESTINATION 10 MILES SOUTH USING CLIMB POWER AND RPM SETTINGS FOR THE FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING WAS ASSURED, PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND EXECUTED A SAFE LANDING. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK AROUND THE WELD ON THE THROTTLE JOINT ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD RESULTED IN A COMPLETE DISCONNECTION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE TO FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.

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