Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 72725

Difficulty date
April 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154FE
Make and model
Boeing 72725
Aircraft serial
18286
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, NR 3 ENG THROTTLE DID NOT AFFECT ENGINE PRODUCTION, APPEARS AS IF THROTTLE LINKAGE DISCONNECTED. SHUT ENGINE DOWN USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. FOUND A BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT OF LINKAGE ON NR 3 ENGINE. REINSTALLED COTTER PIN AND CHECKED RIG WHICH WAS GOOD.

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