Service difficulty report · Throttle · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
November 19, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft time
4,403 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle
Condition
Frozen
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) POWER CONTROL LEVER STUCK AT CRUISE POWER WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. A FLIGHT REPORT REVEALED THAT WHEN THE CREW TRIED TO REDUCE POWER, THE LEVEL COULD NOT BE MOVED. FLIGHT CREW APPLIED MORE FORCE, THE POWER LEVER BECOME UNSTUCK AND COULD BE OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE HANGAR AND THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND FUNCTION CHECK OF THE ENGINE POWER CONTROL WITH NO FINDINGS. A REVIEW OF THE RECORDS FOR PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE ACTIONS CARRIED OUT REVEALED THAT AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM PRIOR FLIGHT. SUSPECT - WATER DROPLETS FORMED ON THE POWER CABLE WHICH MAY BECOME FROZEN DURING FLIGHT. AS A PREVENTIVE ACTION, A MAINTENANCE ALERT WILL BE ISSUED TO INFORM THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND NEW INSTRUCTION FOR PERFORMING THIS TASK. AT LEAST 12 HOUR, THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE PARKED IN THE HANGAR TO ALLOW ANY RESIDUAL WATER TO DRAIN AND/OR EVAPORATE.