Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Bell 429

Difficulty date
January 22, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Engine
Pwc PW207D
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
7459311
Condition
Frozen
Part time
782 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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) AN OPERATOR REPORTED TO MFG SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF THROTTLE CABLE FREEZE WHEN OAT IS APPROXIMATELY -4 TO -6 DEG C OR BELOW. THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT REPORTED. ALL BUT ONE OCCURRENCES WERE ON ENGINE NR 2 ONLY.

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