Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
20,624 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Control Cable
Part number
11538900217
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Governor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A SPLIT IN TORQUE LEVERS. NR 1 WAS AHEAD OF NR 2 BY APPROXIMATELY 1". WHEN BOTH LEVERS WERE BROUGHT BACK TO FLIGHT IDLE, ACFT FAILED TO SLOW AS ANTICIPATED. NR 2 TQ WAS STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 700-800 LBS. FUEL WAS CUT TO SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND ACFT WAS LANDED AND TAXIED ON 1 ENGINE. UPON INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE CRIMP AT THE RIGID CABLE GUIDE SLEEVE OF THE CONTROL CABLE ASSY. PROP GOVERNOR END, HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE CABLE TO PROTRUDE THROUGH THE SLEEVE AND BEND RESULTING IN THE PROP GOVERNOR COMING OFF THE HIGH PITCH STOP. CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.