Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Cable
Part number
C805973
Condition
Defective
Location
Throttle
Part time
2,169 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH FORWARD THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLIES FOUND TO BE RETAINING MOISTURE. IN EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS, BOTH ASSEMBLIES PROGRESSIVELY STIFFENED, RESTRICTING THROTTLE MOVEMENT. WHEN CABLES WERE COLD SOAKED, THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY SEIZE CABLES TO THE POINT WHERE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO BREAK THROTTLE FREE. THIS REQUIRED CABLE REPLACEMENT.

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