Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 6, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0252
Aircraft time
14,817 hours, 25,297 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Spring
Part number
SL60063
Condition
Broken
Location
Power Lever Stop
Part time
14,817 hours, 25,297 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

PILOT REPORTED ON LANDING, THE POWER LEVER STUCK IN IDLE POSITION AFTER TOUCHDOWN. POWER LEVER WOULD NOT GO INTO FEATHER POSITION OR ADVANCE. RELEASED WHEN OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO TAXIWAY. IT JAMMED OR STUCK AGAIN AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DISCOVERED A BROKEN THROTTLE QUADRANT POWER LEVER SPRING STOP. POWER LEVER STOP SPRING INSTALLED AND ALL SYS FUNCTIONAL OPS CHECKS COMPLETED IAW MM 76-10-01. NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND OR NOTED.

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