SDR 97ZZZX2029

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
December 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402B
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B1305
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
99102709
Condition
Frozen
Location
Lt Eng Throttle
Part time
1,274 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DECEMBER 17, 1996, EN ROUTE, LEFT THROTTLE CABLE BECAME FROZEN UP. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON AND UPON ARRIVAL ON FINAL APPROACH, SHUT THE LEFT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A HEATED HANGAR UNTIL THE THROTTLE THAWED OUT, THEN BLEW AIR AND MOUSE MILK LUBRICANT THROUGH THE CABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE PROBLEMS.

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