SDR ABXA020355

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
December 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47176
Aircraft time
70,770 hours, 82,601 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Throttle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THROTTLES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE DURING FLIGHT. EXPECTED ICE CONTAMINATION. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED CABLES AND FAIRLEADS ABOVE FORWARD BAG BIN. ICE REMNENTS NOTED ON GILL LINER ABOVE BAG BIN. THROTTLE MOVEMENT NORMAL. REMOVED ICE. MOPPED CARGO COMPARTMENT AS REQUIRED.

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