Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 22, 2010
Submitted
August 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9622A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53593
Aircraft time
32,905 hours, 15,190 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

JFK - INFLIGHT ORD-LGA. CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE OR ADJUST ENGINE POWER SETTING. EMERGENCY DECLARED DIVERTED JFK LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE SECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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