Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
September 1, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
3,154 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
A15500550
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
3,393 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE IN FLIGHT, AFTER RECOVERING FROM A STALL, A STUDENT PILOT WENT TO THROTTLE BACK TO CRUISE AND DISCOVERED THEY WERE UNABLE TO. ENGINE REMAINED AT FULL THROTTLE DESPITE THE THROTTLE LEVER BEING PULLED TO IDLE. AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, WHERE THE PILOT NEEDED TO CUT THE MIXTURE TO LAND, WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, AFTER REMOVING THE BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE AND HSG, THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HSG. AN OVERSPEED INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT, DURING WHICH METAL WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE MAGNETIC OIL DRAIN PLUG, RESULTING IN THE NEED TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AND HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH INSPECTION COMPLETED BY A SPECIALTY ENGINE SHOP IAW THE APPLICABLE MFG INSTRUCTIONS.

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