Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 13, 2010
Submitted
January 15, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N595ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496271
Aircraft time
312 hours
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
554528
Condition
Frozen
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
94 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, PILOT TRIED TO BRING THROTTLES BACK BUT FOUND THE RT THROTTLE STUCK AT FULL POWER. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND ACFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. UPON INSP BY MX RT THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED ON SHAFT WHERE IT EXITS THE PROTECTIVE OUTER HSG AT THE ENG END. THIS IS THE 2ND OCCURRENCE ON THIS ACFT IN LESS THAN 100 HRS OF OPERATION.

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