The Federal Aviation Administration requested last night an immediate plan for a complete throttle system inspection of all Eclipse 500 small private jets. The order came as a result of an engine thrust problem which was first noticed during a landing earlier this month in Chicago.

The jet attempted a landing procedure but was unable to slow down to a safe speed that would allow a proper runway contact. The pilot needed a second try in order to land the jet, with one of the engines completely shut down and the other at idle, also encountering difficulties on the throttle commands response.

The two passengers and the two pilots were unharmed during the difficult landing, which managed to blow out the tires. Fortunately, that was the only damage registered by the small plane.

The FAA demands that any sort of detected malfunction must be fixed before clearing for flight the jets and according to Eclipse Aviation, the plane’s manufacturer, 207 units have already been delivered to customers.

In an effort to ensure that in the event of such incidents the pilots will possess the needed knowledge to handle the jets, the FAA issued a series of guidance sessions on throttle control for all pilots flying the Eclipse 500.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a spokeswoman for Eclipse explained that the company is fully cooperating with the safety board’s investigation and has also released a warning of its own to all pilots, requesting them to avoid using "excessive forward throttle force."

The Eclipse 500 is a small comfortable six-seat business jet which represents Eclipse Aviation’s second class of aircrafts, after 2006’s Cessna Citation Mustang. It is powered by two lightweight Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 610 F turbofan engines in tail-mounted nacelles and offers a very good alternative to the existing traveling options.

The FAA expects a massive small jet invasion on the market in the following years and a set of severe tests and validation processes will surely be scheduled in the near future.