Service difficulty report · Throttle Body · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
August 22, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
4,067 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Throttle Body
Part number
6538981A19
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FUEL INJECTION, SYS PRESSURE CHECK GROUND RUN AND ADJUSTMENT, THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL ARM BECAME STIFF TO THE POINT WHERE THE THROTTLE CONTOL WOULD NO LONGER OPEN OR CLOSE THE THROTTLE VALVE. CABLE WAS REMOVED AT THE VALVE AND FOUND TO BE RUNNING FREELY, THROTTLE BODY ARM FOUND SEIZED. THOTTLE BODY REPLACED AND ACFT RELEASED. UNIT SN A08HA124R, SENT FOR EVALUATION.

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