Service difficulty report · Nut · Gippld GA8

Difficulty date
April 27, 2020
Submitted
April 28, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N521AV
Make and model
Gippld GA8
Aircraft serial
GA813199
Aircraft time
5,586 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1A5
Engine time
1,190 hours
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Nut
Part number
MS210423
Condition
Missing
Location
Throttle Cable
Part time
1,190 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW BEGAN FLIGHT TRAINING TO GET RE QUALIFIED FOR GA8. AFTER COMPLETING PRACTICE MANEUVERS,CREW PROCEEDED TO AKIACHAK TO DO SPOT LANDING WITH CROSSWIND. AFTER THIRD LANDING EXECUTED A FULL STOP WITH TAXI BACK. AFTER A NORMAL DEMONSTRATED SOFT TAKEOFF, TRAINEE ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE POWER TO CRUISE AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, BUT POWER REMAINED AT FULL MANIFOLD PRESSURE. MOVED THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES WITH FULL NOW EFFECT. PIC ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THROTTLE. AS WELL WITH NO CHANGE. PIC TOOK CONTROL . PROCEEDED TO BET AND DECLARED EMERGENCY NOTIFYING TOWER, AND DISPATCH OF SITUATION.TOWER GAVE FLIGHT CREW TO CIRCLE TO WAIT FOR DOT TO STAND BY FOR ASSISTANCE. FLIGHT CREW CIRCLED AND AFTER DOT WAS READY PROCEEDED WITH VERY WIDE PATTERN AND A LOW AND LONG FINAL. OVER THRESHOLD PIC CUT MIXTURE, SLIPPED AIRCRAFT, ADDED CO- PILOT FLAPS AT PIC COMMAND ALONG WITH TURNING MAGS OFF AND FULL SELECTOR OFF. ROLLED OF TAXI WAY G ONTO YUTE AIR RAMP AS PER TOWERS REQUEST.DISPATCH WAS ALERTED AIRCRAFT SAFELY ON GROUND AND SECURED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THROTTLE CABLE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THROTTLE LEVER TO THROTTLE CABLE AND FEMALE ROD END. NUT WAS MISSING MS21042-3. PRESUME FAULTY NUT AS PHASE 2 WAS COMPLIED WITH 62.6 HOURS PRIOR TO EVENT AND WAS INSPECTED CONTROLS SECTION O ON 3/19/20. PER GA8 PHASE 2 CARD INSPECTION THROTTLE CONTROL GA 8 MM 76-00-00. MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED 4-13-20. MISSING NUT AND CABLE WAS TO MIXTURE CONTROL WAS REATTACHED.