Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 4, 2016
Submitted
May 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408GA
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53392
Aircraft time
11,947 hours, 26,935 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
7,260 hours, 18,093 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
C807382
Part serial
2417
Condition
Sheared
Location
Engine
Part time
11,947 hours, 18,093 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THROTTLE CABLE SHEARED INTERNALLY AT APPROX 10" FROM COLLECTIVE TWIST GRIP CONNECTION POINT, WHERE CABLE ROUTE IS NAVIGATING A CORNER, DIRECTION CHANGE. THROTTLE CABLE MFG DATE IS 1998, ACFT DOM IS 1999, THIS CABLE HAS NEVER BEEN CHANGED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING ENG SHUT DOWN AFTER A FLIGHT.

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