# SDR CHIA2018081063436

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 6, 2018
- Submitted: August 10, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N246CH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246CH), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 234
- Registry model: [Boeing 234](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-vertol-234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: MJ017
- Aircraft time: 17,948 hours, 10,247 cycles
- System (JASC): [6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/6700)
- Part: Flt Controls
- Condition: Frozen
- Part time: 14,320 hours
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHIA2018081063436

## Discrepancy

DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE THRUST LEVER FROZE, EVEN WHEN MAG BRAKE WAS RELEASED. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND ACFT  SAFELY . RETURNED TO BASE AND SHUTDOWN FOR INVESTIGATION. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND COULD NOT CONFIRM ISSUE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THRUST CCDA, OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED, AND COULD NOT CONFIRM ISSUE AGAIN.

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