Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
January 7, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft time
5,542 hours
Engine
Cont IO520*
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
98630565
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Engine
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

THROTTLE CONTROL WAS PURCHASED NEW FOR ENG CHANGE AND INSTALLED AND RIGGED IN ACFT. AFTER TEST RUNS ON ENGINE, CONTROL STARTED TO STICK IN HALF THROTTLE POSITION. AFTER DISCONNECTING CONTROL FROM ENGINE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONTROL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE INTERNALLY. CONTROL REPLACED WITH NEW CONTROL CABLE. ENGINE TEST RUNS COMPLETED, THROTTLE CONTROL WAS SMOOTH. DEFECTIVE CONTROL RETURNED TO SPRING AVATION FOR WARRANTY.

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