What was found
AFTER A 50 HOURS INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR DURING ENGINE RUN-UP ON THE GROUND WITH FULL POWER ACHIEVED. REPORTED NOT TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE RPM TO IDLE. DEFECT WAS TRACED TO BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE INNER CABLE. NEW CABLE FITTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2019
- Submitted
- March 4, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2816091
- Aircraft time
- 25,841 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- Engine time
- 948 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7603 · Power Lever
- Part
- Throttle Cable
- Part number
- MC455350
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 948 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.