Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Piper PA32RT300T

Difficulty date
May 27, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA32RT300T
Aircraft time
2,146 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540S1AD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR1BF
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
455360
Condition
Broken
Location
Cntrl Lever End
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER A PREFLIGHT CHECK, THE PILOT COMPLAINED OF AN EXTREMELY LOOSE THROTTLE CONTROL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTROL CABLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE INTERNALLY BROKEN. THE CABLE WAS REMOVED AND THE CONTROL LEVER END OF THE CABLE PULLED OUT OF THE EXTERNAL CASE EXPOSING THE INTERNAL CABLE STRANDS. TWO OF THESE STRANDS WERE BENT OVER SUGGESTING THEY WERE BROKEN FOR SOME TIME. PILOT HAS NEVER COMPLAINED OF A STIFF THROTTLE CONDITION.

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