Service difficulty report · Throttle · Beech 58

Difficulty date
October 7, 2009
Submitted
December 18, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2022T
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH950
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle
Condition
Jammed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CHECK LEFT THROTTLE OPERATION, PILOT REPORTED LT THROTTLE JAMMED. INSP LT THROTTLE CABLING AT ENG AND AT INSTRUMENT PANEL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THROTTLE OPERATED SMOOTHLY THROUGH FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL. INSP OF LT THROTTLE, REVEALED THAT THE SMALL CONDUIT HSG THE "GO-AROUND: SWITCH WIRING, ON THE LT THROTTLE LEVER HAD COME UNATTACHED AND COULD JAM BETWEEN THE OVERLAY AND THE THROTTLE LEVER. REATTACHED AND SECURED WIRING CONDUIT AS REQUIRED, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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