Service difficulty report · Lever · Dhav DHC2*

Difficulty date
July 17, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2*
Aircraft time
8,511 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hamstd 2D30
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Lever
Condition
Failed
Location
Throttle
Stage of operation
TX
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

AIRCRAFT LANDED, WHILE FOLLOWING MARSHALLER'S HAND SIGNALS ONTO THE FBO RAMP, THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO COMPLETE TURN. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED IT WAS UNRESPONSIVE ON TWO FULL MOVEMENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN WITH THE MIXTURE. A QUALIFIED AME INSPECTED THE POWER QUADRANT AND OBSERVED THAT THROTTLE CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE QUADRANT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NUT WAS NOT SAFETIED. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THE NUT WAS SAFETIED AND WITNESSED BY TWO AME'S.