Right throttle linkage on an atx small transport broke while at cruise altitude. In-flight engine sh...

Attributes
ACN	80177
Time
Date	198801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hub airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1830 flight time type : 290
ASRS Report	80177
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Right throttle linkage broke in cruise. Right engine continued to operate at normal cruise. Couldn't retard engine. Shut engine down in order to make approach and landing. Landing was uneventful, normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RIGHT THROTTLE LINKAGE ON AN ATX SMT BROKE WHILE AT CRUISE ALT. INFLT ENGINE SHUT DOWN.

Narrative: RIGHT THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE IN CRUISE. RIGHT ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT NORMAL CRUISE. COULDN'T RETARD ENGINE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE APCH AND LNDG. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, NORMAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Right throttle linkage on an atx small transport broke while at cruise altitude. In-flight engine shut down.