Service difficulty report · Push-Pull Cable · Mrchti SF260B

Difficulty date
May 8, 2019
Submitted
May 8, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N272C
Make and model
Mrchti SF260B
Aircraft serial
2001
Aircraft time
4,905 hours, 100 cycles
Engine
Lyc O540*
Engine time
4,905 hours, 100 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Push-Pull Cable
Part number
26013107101
Condition
Defective
Location
Throttle
Part time
4,905 hours, 100 cycles
Component
Throttle Contro · Mrchti
Component part number
26013107101
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE INSTALLATION THROTTLE SPRING BACK WAS EXCESSIVE WITH LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THROTTLE WOULD GLADLY GO TO IDLE AND STAY THERE EVEN WHEN FULLY ADVANCED. FACTORY AIRFRAME ATTACHMENT IS ON THE FLEXIBLE CABLE 2.5 INCHES AWAY FROM SOLID ATTACHMENT SECTION OF FLEX CABLE ASSEMBLY ALLOWING LATERAL DEFLECTION OF CABLE CONTROL AND LOSS OF LINEAR MOVEMENT (CLOSED TO OPEN = COMPRESSION WHERE AS OPEN TO CLOSED = TENSION OF THE INNER ELEMENT OF ASSEMBLY) WITH RESULTING LOSS OF THROTTLE OPENING . PART # 260-13-253-03 BRACKET FUEL SELECTOR VALVE /260-13-158-11 BLOCK HALF THROTTLE CONTROL GUIDE AND 260-13-107-101 CONTROL ASSEMBLY PUSH PULL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL GUIDE ATTACHMENT INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE FLEXIBLE SHEATH FROM LATERAL MOVEMENT.( ATTACHMENT TO SOLID FLEX CABLE ELEMENT AFT OF THE FLEXIBLE SHEATH 260-13-107-101 TO ATTACHMENT HARDWARE OF 260-13-158-11 IS REQUIRED) THIS DEFECT OF DESIGN WILL AT ANY RESTRICTION DOWN STREAM OF THE THROTTLE ATTACHMENT PREVENT FULL THROTTLE CONTROL AND OPERATION, THE PROPOSED BRACKET TOOK ME ONE HOUR TO MANUFACTURE AND 15 MINUTES TO INSTALL ( 337 ) 4130 X .080 X 3,375 X 1.375 TAPERING TO .6875 WITH.625 X .6875 TAIL BENT 90 DEGREE DRILL AND SLOTTED TO WHERE THE CABLE SOLID PART ATTACHMENT IS,THEN CRIMPED TO SOLID ATTACHMENT GROOVE. (FINISHED MEASUREMENTS) WITH TWO NEW BOLTS TO ATTACH IT OVER THE 260-13-158-11 BLOCK..