Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
September 22, 2000
Submitted
November 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23234
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Lever
Condition
Jammed
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 1820 - EN ROUTE FROM JAX TO PHL, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE THRUST LEVER WAS JAMMED. THRUST LEVER COULD MOVE FORWARD BUT WOULD NOT RETARD THE LAST FOUR INCHES. CREW DISCONNECTED THE AUTOTHROTTLE AND PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RESET. THE NR 1 ENGINE N1 WAS 93.3, EGT WAS 788 AND N2 WAS 96.1 AT FL290. CREW THEN DISCONNECTED THE PMC AND NR 1 ENGINE FOR LANDING. ON APPROACH INTO PHL, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PREPPED THE CABIN. FIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS FIVE MINUTES. MAINTENANCE FOUND A FOD WASHER AT THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL ADJUSTMENT QUADRANT. REMOVED WASHER. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION, AUTOTHROTTLE BITE CHECK AND HIGH POWER ENGI