Service difficulty report · Spline · Beech A36

Difficulty date
July 6, 2014
Submitted
July 8, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N552CM
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E3337
Aircraft time
2,318 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Cont IO550B
Engine time
696 hours, 1 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Spline
Condition
Worn
Location
Throttle Control
Part time
696 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PILOT DECLARED AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY, THROTTLE STUCK OPEN, ON FINAL APPROACH PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY. PILOT REPORTED NO THROTTLE CONTROL BUT PROP AND MIXTURE CONTROLS WORKED. HAD NO ABNORMAL EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES OR CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURES. DID NOT OVERSPEED THE LANDING GEAR, PROP OR ENGINE. FLAPS WERE OVERSPED BY 15 KNOTS. WHEN MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE THEY FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER SPLINES WORN, THIS CAUSED THE THE THROTTLE NOT TO RESPOND TO THE PILOTS COMMANDS. CYCLES ARE UNK ON THIS AIRCRAFT.

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