Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 10, 2012
Submitted
March 21, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7703C
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496091
Aircraft time
3,940 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Engine time
3,515 hours
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
554546
Condition
Stuck
Location
Left
Part time
705 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACH AND GO AROUND, THE LT ENGINE THROTTLE LEVER STUCK AT 25" MAINFOLD PRESSURE AND 2500 RPM. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT CONTROL AREA, INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS ABLE TO REDUCE LT THROTTLE DOWN TO 16-18" MANIFOLD PRESSURE AT 2500 RPM. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH FLIGHT DEPARTMENT PERSONELL IT WAS DESCIDED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE AND PERFORM A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING. AN EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. SINCE PREVIOUS INSTANCES OF PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE CONTROL CABLES IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT, THE LT ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE WAS REPLACED AS PART OF A SCHEDULED PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION.

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