Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
March 24, 2008
Submitted
April 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
99,841 hours, 20,089 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Cable
Part number
7428026
Part serial
1759
Condition
Binding
Location
Throttle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK, NR 4 ENGINE THROTTLE ON REDUCED TAKEOFF, THRUST LEVER WAS BINDING AND HAD TO PUSH THROTTLE LEVER 1.5 KNOBS ABOVE THE OTHER THROTTLES TO SET POWER AND STILL COULD NOT REACH CLIMB THRUST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THROTTLE PUSH PULL CABLE AND PLA SENSOR IAW AMM 76-11-05 AND OPS CHECKED IAW 76-11-00. ALSO, PERFORMED TEST 4 PER AMM 71-00-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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