Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech C99

Difficulty date
November 2, 2018
Submitted
November 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7200Z
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U219
Aircraft time
28,479 hours, 38,867 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Rpm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY: THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT TO KPDX THAT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE TORQUE POWER SETTINGS. THE PILOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ELECTED TO SHUT THE LEFT ENGINE DOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN KPDX. MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE CONTROLS AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT PROPELLER RPM CONTROL CABLE HAD MIGRATED TO POSITION OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT ARM RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT. MAINTENANCE RE-SECURED THE RPM CABLE ROUTING AWAY FROM THE FUEL CONTROL ARM WITH USE OF ADEL CLAMPS. THE PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE CONTROLS WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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