Service difficulty report · Flex Cable · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
March 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748CC
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3748
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Flex Cable
Part number
A552326
Condition
Seized
Location
Rt Pwr Control
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

FLT NR 5153 -THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND HAD JUST TAKEN THE RUNWAY WHEN THE POWER LEVERS WERE ADVANCED AND THE RIGHT POWER LEVER COULD NOT BE ADVANCED PAST ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MX PERSONNEL WAS DISPATCHED TO HKY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE POWER LEVER CONTROL SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND THE RIGHT 'BODEN FLEX' CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE BINDING INTERNALLY. THE 'BODEN FLEX' CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND CHECKED FOR PROPER ENGINE OPERATION, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)