Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable

Difficulty date
December 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
157930
Condition
Kinked
Location
Inner Core
Part time
447 hours
Component
157930
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE FAILED TO COME UP TO POWER ON TAKEOFF, TAKEOFF ABORTED. RIGHT HAND CARBURETOR STAYING AT IDLE WHILE THE LEFT HAND CARBURETOR WENT TO WIDE OPEN WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS MOVED TO THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION. THE INNER CORE OF THE RIGHT HAND THROTTLE CABLE WAS LOOPED AND KINKED AT THE QUADRANT END. CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW ONE.