What was found
THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE BACK AROUND TWO INCHES FROM MAX RPM TO NOTICE A DECREASE IN RPM. THROTTLE WAS VERY LOOSE IN THOSE TWO INCHES OF TRAVEL. FOUND THROTTLE SHAFT TO BE WORN AND SLOPPY IN THE HIGH RPM POSITION.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 2014
- Submitted
- November 22, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N654ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10791
- Aircraft time
- 4,968 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 2,461 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7603 · Power Lever
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Throttle
- Part time
- 2,461 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.