Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
November 26, 2004
Submitted
January 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16607
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27320
Aircraft time
30,458 hours, 16,162 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Condition
Jammed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE NR 1 THROTTLE JAMMED AND DID NOT RETARD (STUCK AT 83 PERCENT N1) ON INITIAL LEVEL OFF. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN FOLLOWING QRH. THROTTLES SPLIT. TRIED TURNING OFF AUTOTHROTTLE TO NO AVAIL. THE NR 1 THRUST CONTROL PUSH-PULL CABLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 76-11-00, PAGE 501. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE ENGINE WAS RUN TO 86 PERCENT N1 WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.