SDR GTIA050154

Service difficulty report · Push-Pull Rod · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 13, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53045
Part
Push-Pull Rod
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nr 1 Thottle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER INITIAL LEVEL OFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE AT NEAR CLIMB POWER STOPPED RESPONDING TO AUTO-THROTTLE POWER REDUCTION, THROTTLES BECAME SPLIT AND A/T DISCONNECTED. FULL THROTTLE GAVE NO INCREASE IN POWER AND FULL IDLE WOULD DROP NO LOWER THAN 1.64 EPR, ENGINE WAS SHUT-DOWN ON APPROACH WITH EPR AT 1.53 AND ABOUT 9000 FEET. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE PUSH-PULL CONTROL ROD DISCONNECTED AT AFT CONTROL SECTOR, RE-CONNECTED AS REQUIRED AND RIGGED THROTTLE SYSTEM NR 1. BOTH ENGINE PART POWR STOPS WERE INSTALLED AND THEN STOWED, RUN-UP AND TRIM AS REQUIRED. GROUND CHECKS GOOD. (M)

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