Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
January 23, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft time
18,414 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
66003296
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS LEAVING AT ABOUT 0330AM. AT THE THRESHOLD, PILOT STARTED TO PUSH THE THROTTLES FWD, WHEN HE NOTICED THAT AT 60 PERCENT N1 THE RT ENGINE WAS ABNORMAL, RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT TRIED MULTIPLE RESTARTS, WITH NO SUCCESS. STARTER WOULD SPOOL TO 20 PERCENT, IGNITION WOULD LIGHT, BUT NO FUEL FLOW OR ITT RISE. MX WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE INNER SHAFT WAS SHEARED AT ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE FCU QUADRANT. NEW CABLE ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT. CORE TO BE SENT BACK TO MFG (EXCHANGE).

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