Service difficulty report · Spacer · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
July 25, 2024
Submitted
July 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969MA
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
BB894
Aircraft time
15,675 hours, 13,410 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Engine time
7,120 hours, 6,220 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Spacer
Condition
Out Of Limits
Part time
7,120 hours, 6,220 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THROTTLE LINKAGE SPACER OUT OF POSITION CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO TRY TO GO INTO BETO RANGE EARLY DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 18R AT KLRD. SPACER WAS LATER ADJUSTED PROPERLY, GROUND ENGINE RUN WAS NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE 26 JULY 24.