Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 22, 2009
Submitted
October 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605677
Aircraft time
2,567 hours, 1,967 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
1606930001
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SET T/O POWER, NR 1 THROTTLE WOULD NOT REMAIN IN T/O DETENT. TAKEOFF ABORTED, NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN NORMALLY. IN THROTTLE CUTOFF, NR 1 ENG ACCELERATED TO APPROX 72 % N1. WITH EECS SELECTED TO MANUAL, NR 2 ENG NORMAL. PRIOR TO SELECTING EECS MANUAL, BOTH ENGINES SET AT 66% N1. UPON SELECTING MANUAL, UNABLE TO CONTROL NR 1 ENG WITH THROTTLE LEVER & IT ACCELERATES TO 72% N1, UPON ATTEMPTING ENG SHUTDOWN, NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN NORMALLY, UNABLE TO SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENG WITH EEC IN AUTO. UTILIZED NR 1 ENG FIRE SWITCH TO SHUT DOWN ENG. OPERATED NR 1 , 2 THROTTLES THROUGH ENTIRE OPERATIONS, FOUND THAT NR 2 THROTTLE IS MUCH SMOOTHER THROUGH OPS THAN NR 1. NR 1 IS GRITTY FEELING & WILL NOT STAY AT FULL POWER. PUT NR 1 AT CUFF OFF, DISCONNECTED CABLE FROM FUEL CONT. RAN THROUGH OPS, FELT SAME, LINKAGE NOT MOVING. DISASSEMBLED CENTER PEDISTAL & PILOTS FLOOR & SEAT IN ORDER TO CHECK FOR MOVEMENT OF PUSH RODS, TORQUE TUBE & FWD LINKAGE, ALL OPS NORMAL OTHER THAN GRITTY FEEL & NOT HAVING FULL MOTION. STARTED DIS-ASSEMBLY OF AFT CABIN AND DISCONNECTED FWD CABLE FROM AFT CABLE TO CHECK FOR MOVEMENT AT CONNECTIONS MORE REMOVAL OF FURNISHING AND CABLE CLAMPS REQ IN ORDER TO GET CABLES SEPERATED. IAW 560XL M/M 76-11-03. SEPERATED CABIN BELOW AFT CABIN AREA. FWD CABLE IS SMOOTH. DISCONNECTED AFT CABLE FROM MID CABLE IN AFT BAGGAGE SIDE WALL OVER DOOR. MID CABLE CHECKS GOOD. FOUND AFT CABLE BINDING. DISCONNECTED CLEVIS AT THROTTLE BELLCRANK. REMOVED CABLE RIBBON FROM CABLE SHROUD- CABLE BROKEN. REPLACED CABLE IAW 560XL MM CHAPT 76-11-03. GROUND RUNS & OPS CHECKS GOOD AFTER RECONNECTING CABLES & RIGGING CABLES. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION: 9/23/2009

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