Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
January 17, 2003
Submitted
January 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792MA
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500302
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Engine time
93,629 hours, 8,511 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
32447593
Part serial
A92010
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
10,285 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVER TURBULENCE, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE WENT TO 38 PERCENT N1/MIN FLOW. UPON REMOVAL OF FUEL CONTROL, IT WAS NOTED THAT IT RATTLED. FUEL CONTROL TO BE INSPECTED BY MFG.

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