Service difficulty report · Nut · Casa C212CD

Difficulty date
April 4, 2015
Submitted
April 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AR
Make and model
Casa C212CD
Aircraft serial
304
Aircraft time
19,851 hours, 28,333 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315
Engine time
7,197 hours, 7,413 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
5TCR106
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Prop Control
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE 2 ENG POWER LEVER HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE ENG DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE NR 2 ENG WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT & AN EMER WAS DECLARED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED NR 2 ENG CONTROL SYS & FOUND THAT THE NUT FOR THE PROPELLER PITCH CONTROL INPUT LEVER STUD HAD FALLEN OFF. INSTALLED NEW NUT, WASHER & COTTER PIN, RIGGED NR 2 ENG IAW MM.