Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
December 3, 2023
Submitted
December 7, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3644B
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
551
Aircraft time
16,796 hours, 10,703 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Engine time
12,771 hours
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
1606900001
Part serial
498
Condition
Fractured
Location
Zone 400
Part time
16,796 hours, 10,703 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F, A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, WHITE SMOKE(FUEL VAPOUR) ERUPTED FROM EXHAUST NOZZLE. TECHNICIAN NOTICED IT AND MADE A TEST RUN, FOUND THAT FIRE OUT OF EXAUST NOZZLE AND LH ENGINE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SHUTDOWN BY PULLING BACK THROTTLE LEVER, . FINALLY AFT THROTTLE CABLE OF LH ENGINE WAS FOUND TOTALLY BREAKEN AT PYLON FIREWALL POSITION, THERE IS NO SIGNS OF WEAR ON THROTTLE CABLE, IT SEEMS LIKE FATIGUE BREAK.

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