Service difficulty report · Lockout Cable · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Lockout Cable
Condition
Broken Rod End
Location
Throttle
Part time
1,842 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE LOCKOUT CABLE ROD END, THE ENGINES CAN BE STARTED AND OPERATED THROUGHOUT THEIR FULL RANGE WHILE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE IN THE LOCKED POSITION.

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