A CRJ200's throttle cable failed in flight at climb power. The engine was shut down; an emergency de...

Attributes
ACN	793308
Time
Date	200807
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	793308
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On jul/xa/08 at around XA45; my crew and I experienced an engine problem that required us to shut down the #2 engine. We deduced that we had a thrust lever cable break as our N1 speed would not respond to thrust lever movement. The first officer was flying. I immediately advised ATC of our situation; that we would need vectors while I figured out where we wanted to go; and I would get back to him shortly. The first officer continued to fly and took the #1 radio as I tried to reach our company on commercial radio. There was a medical emergency taking place so I couldn't talk to our company using that method. I sent them messages on our ACARS frequency and decided to head to ZZZ1. We had just taken off from ZZZ2 and were initially heading to ZZZ2. We opted to head to ZZZ1 because it was the closest airport with long runways. We advised ATC of this and declared an emergency. Somewhere in running the emergency checklists and trying to get a hold of our company we missed a frequency change from ATC. It was a change with ZZZ approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that this was the first recorded throttle cable break that could be found.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200'S THROTTLE CABLE FAILED IN FLT AT CLB POWER. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN; AN EMER DECLARED; AND THE FLT LANDED AN A NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/08 AT AROUND XA45; MY CREW AND I EXPERIENCED AN ENG PROB THAT REQUIRED US TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG. WE DEDUCED THAT WE HAD A THRUST LEVER CABLE BREAK AS OUR N1 SPD WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT. THE FO WAS FLYING. I IMMEDIATELY ADVISED ATC OF OUR SITUATION; THAT WE WOULD NEED VECTORS WHILE I FIGURED OUT WHERE WE WANTED TO GO; AND I WOULD GET BACK TO HIM SHORTLY. THE FO CONTINUED TO FLY AND TOOK THE #1 RADIO AS I TRIED TO REACH OUR COMPANY ON COMMERCIAL RADIO. THERE WAS A MEDICAL EMER TAKING PLACE SO I COULDN'T TALK TO OUR COMPANY USING THAT METHOD. I SENT THEM MESSAGES ON OUR ACARS FREQ AND DECIDED TO HEAD TO ZZZ1. WE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM ZZZ2 AND WERE INITIALLY HEADING TO ZZZ2. WE OPTED TO HEAD TO ZZZ1 BECAUSE IT WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT WITH LONG RWYS. WE ADVISED ATC OF THIS AND DECLARED AN EMER. SOMEWHERE IN RUNNING THE EMER CHKLISTS AND TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF OUR COMPANY WE MISSED A FREQ CHANGE FROM ATC. IT WAS A CHANGE WITH ZZZ APCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST RECORDED THROTTLE CABLE BREAK THAT COULD BE FOUND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

A CRJ200's throttle cable failed in flight at climb power. The engine was shut down; an emergency declared; and the flight landed an a nearby airport.