What was found
(CAN) THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE BROKE AT ENGINE END RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SELECTION CAPABILITY. SUBSEQUENTLY, ALL ENGINE CONTROL /CABLES ON BOTH ENGINES WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2001
- Submitted
- July 5, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Aircraft time
- 5,140 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO320B1A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YL2
- System (JASC)
- 7603 · Power Lever
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 2489403
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Throttle
- Part time
- 5,141 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
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