Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 7, 2012
Submitted
April 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B338
Aircraft time
36,347 hours, 40,354 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
C821805
Condition
Broken
Location
Power Lever
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ON LANDING, HAD LEFT ENGINE REDUCE THRUST DOWN TO 20 PERCENT. THE CREW DID SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE 9 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT BRACED. FOUND LT POWER LEVER CABLE FROM NACELLE TO FUSELAGE IS BROKEN.

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