Service difficulty report · Bushing · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 13, 2015
Submitted
May 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802AA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0873
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Bushing
Part number
2520569
Condition
Failed
Location
Fcu
Component
Fuel Control
Component part number
32448974
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ENGINE THROTTLE LEVER JAMMED UP AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, CHECKED RIGGING, LUBRICATED, PERFORMED A PERFORMANCE RUN, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 2 FLIGHT LEGS LATER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO INTO FORWARD THRUST. MAINTENANCE AGAIN LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND DURING THE ENGINE RUN, THE THROTTLE LEVER, AFTER BEING RUN UP TO POWER, WOULD NOT RETARD BACK TO THE FLIGHT IDLE GATE. THE INSPECTION FOUND OUT-OF-ROUND WEAR ON THE 2520569 BUSHING ATTACHED TO THE 3240570 LINKAGE CAUSING THE BUSHING TO HANG UP. LINKAGE ALSO SHOWED WEAR BETWEEN BUSHING AND THREADED END OF LINKAGE. REPLACEMENT OF BUSHING AND LINKAGE RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

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