Service difficulty report · Throttle Body · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
September 18, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft time
868 hours
Engine
Cont IO520D
Propeller
Mcauly D2A34C58
Part
Throttle Body
Part number
625601
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Engine
Part time
870 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THROTTLE WAS JAMMING AFTER INTIAL FLIGHT, FROM BEING PICKED UP AFTER THE PAINT JOB. AFTER ANOTHER GROUND RUN-UP AT AIRPORT, THE THROTTLE JAMMED AGAIN, SO THE ENGINE COWL WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT. THROTTLE CABLE WAS REPLACED AT OWNER REQUEST, THEN RAN THROUGH ITS TRAVELS UPON THROTTLE BEING RAN THROUGH ITS TRAVEL, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS NOT OPENING AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD BE. UPON LOOKING UP IN THE THROAT OF THE ENGINE`S AIR THROTTLE BODY. WE FOUND 2/3 OF A SHEET OF SCOTCH-BRITE GENERAL PURPOSE HAND PAD, STUCK IN THE THROAT OF THE THROTTLE BODY JAMMED AGAINST THROTTLE`S BUTTERFLY VALVE. AFTER REMOVING THE SCOTCH-BRITE FROM THE UNIT, THE THROTTLE WAS RUN THROUGH ITS TRAVELS AGAIN AND IT WORKED FINE. THE PLANE WAS THEN RUN-UP AND PUT THROUGH ALL ITS CHECKS, ALL CONTROLS WORK.

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