Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
April 27, 2010
Submitted
April 30, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N157WM
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496157
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
554528
Condition
Stuck
Location
Throttle
Part time
403 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(JX8S) IN CRUISE FLIGHT RT THROTTLE CONTROL BECAME STUCK DURING POWER REDUCTION. THE CONTROL TENSION WAS IMMEDIATELY CHECK /REDUCED BY MOVING FRICTION HANDLE. NO CHANGE NOTED. THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AT 24 " MAP NO MOVEMENT IN EITHER DIRECTION OBTAINABLE. FLIGHT CREW LANDED ACFT UNEVENTFUL WITH RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MX CREW CONFIRMED PROBLEM AFTER REMOVING RT THROTTLE CONTROL ASSY FROM ACFT. THE CONTROL CABLE END NEAREST THE CARBURETOR WAS STUCK DUE TO THE INNER CONTROL CABLE END SEIZED TO THE OUTER SWAGED TUBE END.

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