Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 4, 2010
Submitted
July 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK305
Aircraft time
6,964 hours, 5,943 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Switch
Part number
22500231
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
1,723 hours, 1,455 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB T THROTTLE MOVED BACK TO 86 PERCENT N1 UNCOMMANDED. RUDDER BOOST WAS INITIATED AND THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT ADVANCE FURTHER. ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT SAFELY. A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RT AFT THROTTLE CABLE. MX DISCOVERED THE OTBD THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH FAILED.

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