What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THROTTLE STUCK HALF WAYS WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CABLE DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND SEVEN BROKEN STRANDS ABOUT .75 INCH FROM SWAGGED END WITH ABOUT 1.50 INCH MISSING (ON THE COCKPIT SIDE OF THE CONTROL).
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA28140
- Aircraft time
- 8,307 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320E3D
- System (JASC)
- 7603 · Power Lever
- Part
- Throttle Cable
- Part number
- 6763908
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Cockpit
- Component
- Throttle Cable · 6763908
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.