Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
13,643 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
24894002
Condition
Broken
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

(CAN) RT THROTTLE CABLE BROKE ON TAXI IN TO THE TERMINAL. THE PILOT WAS TAXIING AT ABOUT 1200 RPM AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REDUCE RPM. MOVED THE THROTTLE FORWARD AND THE RPM JUMPED TO 2000 AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE IT. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED IT WAS A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE AND A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED.

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