What was found
PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD A 'POP' DURING ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND LEFT THROTTLE TRIGGER LOST TENSION. FOUND SPRING BROKEN AND REPLACED UNIT. FAILURE OF THIS SPRING COULD ALLOW THROTTLE TO MAKE A 'CUT-OFF' INADVERTENTLY INSTEAD AT IDLE.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N84EA
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500484
- System (JASC)
- 7603 · Power Lever
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 556580315
- Condition
- Broke
- Location
- Throttle
- Part time
- 6,723 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.