SDR ABXA060312

Service difficulty report · Linkage · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
December 10, 2006
Submitted
December 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N739AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22216
Aircraft time
71,051 hours, 34,311 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Linkage
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Rt Eng Throttle
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 33,000 FT, THE RT ENG N1 INCREASED APPROX 1 PERCENT ABOVE THE LT ENG N1. AUTO THROTTLES WERE ENGAGED. ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN THE N1'S WITH THE AUTO THROTTLES ENGAGED. THE RT ENG N1 DID NOT RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT. THEN DISENGAGED THE AUTO THROTTLES AND RETARDED THE RT THRUST LEVER. THE RT ENG DID NOT RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT. WITH THE RT THRUST LEVER HALFWAY TO IDLE, APPROX A 5 INCH SPLIT BETWEEN THRUST LEVERS, THE RT ENG INDICATIONS DID NOT CHANGE. AFTER 5 MINS THE RT BEGAN RESPONDING TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RT ENG BEGAN RESPONDING TO THE THRUST LEVER. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND PANEL TO PYLON TUNNEL LOOSE AND FASTENER FROM PANEL HAD DROPPED OFF ON TO