What was found
PILOT REPORTED THROTTLE WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED. MECHANIC FOUND FUEL CONTROL THROTTLE LEVER TO BE BINDING PREVENTING THROTTLE FROM MOVING.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2017
- Submitted
- March 1, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52413
- Aircraft time
- 4,210 hours, 8,568 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 19,236 hours, 13,350 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 23087146
- Part serial
- 87191148
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 3,013 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.