Service difficulty report · Power Lever · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
January 16, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft time
7,760 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Power Lever
Condition
Frozen
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NOTICED BY CREW THAT THE NR1 ENGINE POWER LEVER WAS FROZEN IN POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED. WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES, POWER LEVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE FREELY THROUGH ITS FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL. FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. ON THE 3RD FLIGHT, WHILE IN CRUISE, IT WAS NOTED THAT POWER LEVER BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, SCHEDULED LANDING. REVEALED WATER LEAK FROM LAV SINK SUPPLY LINE MIGRATED BELOW FLOOR ONTO NR 1 ENGINE PWR LEVER BELLCRANK, ICE ACCUMULATION WAS EVIDENT IN AREA. LEAK WAS REPAIRED, CONTAMINATED AREAS WERE CLEANED, DRIED AND LUBRICATED. ENGINE PWR LEVER FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE.