Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 25, 2018
Submitted
April 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49723
Aircraft time
75,390 hours, 56,839 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Cable
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Throttle
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE ON APPROACH. SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AT 20K DURING DECENT. THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. ENGINE WAS STUCK AT IDLE. THE ENGINE BEGAN CREEPING UP TO 1.4 EPR, WHICH WAS TOO MUCH FOR LANDING. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE THROTTLE FLEX CABLE DISCONNECTED AT AFT THE THROTTLE QUADRANT IN THE AFT CARGO BIN. REPLACED THE FLEX CABLE, RAN ENGINE, AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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