Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 1, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK484
Aircraft time
1,768 hours, 1,728 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Thrust
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT THRUST LEVER BINDING; UNABLE TO MOVE. WORKED NORMALLY ON TAXI OUT, TAKEOFF, AND CLIMBOUT. ONCE LEVELED OUT AT ALTITUDE IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REDUCE POWER. WERE ABLE TO MOVE LEVER TO CUTOFF ONCE PARKED. FOUND MOISTURE INGRESSION PRESENT IN LT AFT ENGINE CONTROL CABLE. R & R CABLE & RIGGED. IN ADDITION, FOUND FWD LT ENGINE CONTROL CABLE JOINT BENT. R & R JOINT IAW MM 76-10-00.

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