Service difficulty report · Throttle Arm · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
July 28, 2016
Submitted
August 8, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1256U
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17266951
Aircraft time
11,139 hours
Engine
Lyc O340*
Engine time
11,139 hours
Part
Throttle Arm
Part number
105217
Part serial
75132010
Condition
Loose
Location
Carburetor
Part time
1,575 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF CONDUCTING A CURRENCY FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS TURNING BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 10, THE PILOT TRIED TO REDUCE THE POWER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONDING, IT WAS STILL PRODUCING FULL POWER. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED, WE REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM VIA CHECKLIST. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MECHANICAL, AND DEDUCED THAT A LANDING WITHOUT POWER WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE. BASE AND UNICOM WERE NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE DISPATCHED. WHILE WAITING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, WE CONTINUED TO CIRCLE THE AIRFIELD CLIMBING TO 6500 FT. WHILE CIRCLING THE AIRFIELD POSSIBLE COURSED OF ACTION WERE DISCUSSED, IT WAS DECIDED THAT AN AERODYNAMIC SLIP WOULD BE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO LOOSE ALTITUDE AND MAINTAIN SPEED CONTROL. ONCE ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE RUNWAY WAS MADE, WE PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUT-OFF. THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND THE PROP WIND MILLED, THE SLIP WAS RELEASED AND WE GLIDED TOWARD THE RUNWAY, FLAPS WERE EMPLOYED TO 20 DEGREES AND THE ACFT LANDED NEAR THE 1000 FT MARKERS. NORMAL BREAKING WAS USED TO STOP, THE ACFT WAS SECURED, AND ALL ON BOARD DISEMBARKED. NO INJURIES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE ARM ATTACH HARDWARE WAS NOT AT PROPER TORQUE AND THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

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