Service difficulty report · Throttle · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
June 21, 2011
Submitted
June 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N384FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46617
Aircraft time
77,084 hours, 31,223 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle
Condition
Binding
Location
Nr 1
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

AFTER LEVEL OFF, NR 1 THROTTLE STUCK AT CLIMB POWER. DISCONNECTED AUTO THROTTLES, NO HELP. AFTER 10 MIN, THROTTLE CAME FREE. CONTINUED WITH AUTO THROTTLE DISCONNECTED. THROTTLES WORKED NORMALLY THRU ENTIRE FLT. INSPECTED PUSH-PULL CABLE & PUSH-PULL CABLE AT ENGINE END HAD A STICKY CONTAMINANT. REMOVED CONTAMINANT WITH ALCOHOL. PURGED PUSH-PULL CABLE IAW MM76-11-02-2. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED PUSH-PULL CABLE FORCE & FORCE WAS APPROX 4 -4.5LBS. INSPECTED THROTTLE QUADRANT IN AVIONICS BAY & THROTTLE IDLER CRANK ON PYLON, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLE TEST MM 22-00-00-5. ALL TESTS PASSED.

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