Service difficulty report · Friction Lock · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 8, 2014
Submitted
November 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N49KC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB318
Aircraft time
16,624 hours, 16,305 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Friction Lock
Part number
99524119
Condition
Broken
Location
Power Lever
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FRICTION LOCK ON THE POWER LEVER BROKE DURING CLIMB, WHICH ALLOWED THE POWER LEVER TO GO TO IDLE.