<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1153968, March 2014

DC10 first officer discovers the number two thrust lever is stuck at 92% N1 when starting descent. The descent is continued to 10;000 ft where the engine is shut down and the captain takes the controls for landing. A windshear alert at 800 ft results in a go-around with a second approach to a different runway being successful.

Attributes
ACN	1153968
Time
Date	201403
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Throttle/Power Lever
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

At top of descent number 2 throttle stuck at 92%; unable to move the throttle. Descended with engines 1 and 3 at idle. Number 2 throttle remained physically stuck in the same position throughout the descent. At 10;000 ft captain took control of the aircraft and first officer assumed pilot not flying duties. Completed the engine shutdown checklist and made an approach in IMC conditions. At approximately 700-800 ft executed a missed approach due to a headwind windshear alert. Flew a 2 engine missed approach and landed uneventfully on a different runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 First Officer discovers the number two thrust lever is stuck at 92% N1 when starting descent. The descent is continued to 10;000 FT where the engine is shut down and the Captain takes the controls for landing. A windshear alert at 800 FT results in a go-around with a second approach to a different runway being successful.

Narrative: At top of descent number 2 throttle stuck at 92%; unable to move the throttle. Descended with Engines 1 and 3 at idle. Number 2 throttle remained physically stuck in the same position throughout the descent. At 10;000 FT Captain took control of the aircraft and First Officer assumed pilot not flying duties. Completed the Engine Shutdown Checklist and made an approach in IMC conditions. At approximately 700-800 FT executed a missed approach due to a headwind windshear alert. Flew a 2 Engine Missed Approach and landed uneventfully on a different runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.