Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 3, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
31,276 hours, 23,993 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
29,657 hours, 23,016 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Condition
Binding
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 65 KIAS ENGAGED AUTOTHROTTLES FOR FLEX 50 TAKEOFF AT 75 PERCENT N1 THROTTLES IMMEDIATELY CLAMPED AND DID NOT ADVANCE AT ALL TOWARDS TAKEOFF THRUST. ABORTED T/O FOR THIS REASON. FOUND THRUST CABLE AT ENGINE BINDING. REPLACED SAME.

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