Service difficulty report · Cable · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 11, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft time
32,820 hours
Engine
Ge CT79B
Propeller
Rotol R3904123F27
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Power
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ENGINE START-UP IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE RPM WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE POWER LEVER WAS ADVANCED. WITH MINIMAL POWER LEVER INCREASE THE RPM WOULD INCREASE TO NEAR THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE RPM. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS A BROKEN POWER LEVER CABLE BETWEEN THE HMU AND THE PCU. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND NO ADDITIONAL RELATED DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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