What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, FUEL LEVER UNLOCKED. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, SPRING LOCK LEVER WAS DETECTED BROKEN. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND SPRING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 76-12-00, TEST CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2004
- Submitted
- August 4, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N162PL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49765
- Aircraft time
- 42,943 hours, 30,370 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 7603 · Power Lever
- Part
- Lever
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Spring Lock Leve
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.