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Air carrier mechanic neglects to remove engine control 'stops,' which results in split thrust levers and less than optimum power takeoff. Aircraft returns for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 149136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 149136 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll, noticed throttles split. During climb unable to achieve full power on right engine. Returned to airport. Mechanics found engine stop (throttle, fuel control) in right engine. Mechanics who had worked on aircraft previous night forgot to remove.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MECHANIC NEGLECTS TO REMOVE ENGINE CTL 'STOPS,' WHICH RESULTS IN SPLIT THRUST LEVERS AND LESS THAN OPTIMUM POWER TKOF. ACFT RETURNS FOR MAINTENANCE.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL, NOTICED THROTTLES SPLIT. DURING CLB UNABLE TO ACHIEVE FULL PWR ON RIGHT ENG. RETURNED TO ARPT. MECHS FOUND ENG STOP (THROTTLE, FUEL CTL) IN RIGHT ENG. MECHS WHO HAD WORKED ON ACFT PREVIOUS NIGHT FORGOT TO REMOVE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.