Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
November 8, 2004
Submitted
November 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510FS
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
CC842B
Aircraft time
10,074 hours, 10,978 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
9,619 hours, 10,831 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Condition
Frozen
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT INTO FAIRBANKS AK, PILOT REPORTED "A STUCK LT POWER LEVER" PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN PER THE CHECKLIST AND CONTINUED HIS DESCENT. APPROX 8 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE PILOT "BUMPED" THE POWER LEVER AND FOUND IT TO BE "FREE" THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED AN AIRSTART AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. POST FLT INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION BY MX PERSONNEL FOUND THE CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE PROPERLY RIGGED AND FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. A/C DEPARTED FAIRBANKS AND RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.