Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
July 19, 2009
Submitted
July 22, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N77AF
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280071
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
1,000 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LOSS OF ENG PWR OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM ROD END AT THE FUEL CONTROLLER. JAM NUT APPARENTLY LOOSENED AT THE ROD END. THROTTLE CABLE DOES NOT HAVE A KEYWAY TO PREVENT TURNING. PILOT MAY HAVE THOUGHT A VERNIER CONTROL WAS INSTALLED, WHEN IN FACT, HE WAS UNSCREWING THE ROD END AT THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

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