Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
August 23, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23603
Aircraft time
49,912 hours, 39,431 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
54,783 hours, 42,938 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part serial
709176
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
54,783 hours, 42,938 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT ENGINE ADVANCED TO MAX FIREWALL THRUST BY ITSELF WHEN A CLIMB WAS BEGAN OUT OF FL280 TO FL 350 USING VERT SPD CLIMB MODE A/P WITH AUTOTHROTTLES ENGAGED. ENG PEGGED AT RED LINE MAX INDS THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT BY PILOT TO CLOSED. RT ENG WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLT. FOUND THROTTLE TELEFLEX CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM CROSSOVER SHAFT. FOUND HARDWARE IN COWLING. 21896. REPLACED NR 2 ENG PER TRANSMITTAL 3T214AD.