Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Amtr SPORTSTAR

Difficulty date
June 13, 2011
Submitted
June 20, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N925SS
Make and model
Amtr SPORTSTAR
Aircraft serial
20070813
Aircraft time
86 hours
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Bent
Location
Throttle
Part time
86 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE WOULD BARELY DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. AFTER LANDING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE FOR THE LT CARBURETOR WAS BENT JUST FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE LT CARBURETOR TO MOVE TOWARDS "FULL THROTTLE" POSITION.