Service difficulty report · Throttle Cable · Cessna T210R

Difficulty date
January 22, 2014
Submitted
March 21, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N105DF
Make and model
Cessna T210R
Aircraft serial
21064999
Aircraft time
4,068 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520CE
Engine time
3,204 hours
Propeller
Mcauly D3A36C410
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Cable
Part number
C2995130101
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,068 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY AT CRUISE POWER. AFTER GETTING CLOSE TO ICT, HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. HE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. OUR REPAIR STATION DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE, PN C299513-0101, HAD BROKEN INTERNALLY IN THE HANDLE AREA. THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS R & R IAW SRM, REV 2. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE ACFT WAS TEST RUN AND OPERATED NORMALLY.

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