Service difficulty report · Power Lever · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
June 29, 2019
Submitted
June 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC158
Aircraft time
27,909 hours, 33,546 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Power Lever
Condition
Stuck
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D, E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON TAXI OFF THE BLOCK THAT AFTER LIFTING THE LEFT HAND POWER LEVER INTO GROUND FINE, IT BECAME STUCK. THE LEFT POWER LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE AND NEITHER WOULD THE RIGHT POWER LEVER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PARKING BLOCK AND ENGINE WERE SHUT DOWN WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES. MAINTENANCE FOUND DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THAT THE POWER LEVER DETENT SUPPORT BLOCK WAS MISSING A SCREW THAT HELD IT IN PLACE ON THE CENTER COLUMN AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE GUIDE PINS TO BIND. RESET THROTTLES AND INSTALLED NEW SCREW AND ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SUCCESSFUL.

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