Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
March 23, 2023
Submitted
March 23, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N626N
Make and model
Boeing 737
Part
Lever
Part number
254A12476
Part serial
NA
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 200
Component
Thrust Lever · Boeing
Component part number
254A1240XX
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MALFUNCTION: GOUGING ON AFT EDGE OF LEVER ASSY WHERE LEVER CONTACTS CONTROL STAND, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN OVER CENTER OF LINKAGE CONTROLS ALONG THE THRUST CONTROL SYSTEM. PROBABLE CAUSE: METAL TO METAL CONTACT AND/OR VIBRATION WHEN THE THROTTLE LEVER IS PULLED INTO THE LOW POWER SETTING AND THE THRUST REVERSER LEVER IS PULLED UP TO ACTIVATE REVERSERS. RECOMMENDATION: ADDING A RUBBER BUMPER OR A PHENOLIC LAMINATE TO THE SECTION OF THE CONTROL STAND WHERE THE LEVER ASSY MATE.