Service difficulty report · Fastener · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
September 20, 2018
Submitted
September 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N734OU
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700407
Aircraft time
27,192 hours
Part
Fastener
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK AT CRUISE POWER FOR AN INSTANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT AUX FUEL PUMP MICRO SWITCH MOUNTING HARDWARE HAD BECOME LOOSE AND INTERFERED WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY. NEW HARDWARE WAS INSTALLED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE AIRPLANE.

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