<< >> NASA ASRS Report 884936, April 2010

A B737-400 captain shut the number 2 engine down in flight because the thrust lever was binding in flight and its performance on landing uncertain.

Attributes
ACN	884936
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Throttle/Power Level
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Number 2 thrust lever was binding during level offs in climb. Cruise was ok with the autothrottle off. Wrote up problem in logbook and transmitted item to dispatcher. During descent throttle would not come to idle; [it] was jammed in mid range position. I finally broke it loose at FL220 and decided to shut engine down as a precaution not knowing what throttle would do close to ground. Emergency was declared with ATC and an uneventful single engine landing performed within aircraft parameters.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 Captain shut the number 2 engine down in flight because the thrust lever was binding in flight and its performance on landing uncertain.

Narrative: Number 2 Thrust lever was binding during level offs in climb. Cruise was OK with the autothrottle off. Wrote up problem in logbook and transmitted item to Dispatcher. During descent throttle would not come to idle; [it] was jammed in mid range position. I finally broke it loose at FL220 and decided to shut engine down as a precaution not knowing what throttle would do close to ground. Emergency was declared with ATC and an uneventful single engine landing performed within aircraft parameters.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.