Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
November 5, 2008
Submitted
November 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588X
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft serial
29
Aircraft time
70,939 hours, 62,035 cycles
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Engine time
7,476 hours, 4,788 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
3300588
Part serial
30095
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,398 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE CREW OBSERVED THE RT ENGINE LOOSING POWER. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED, MADE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. A MX CREW WAS DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, THE MX CREW DISCOVERED THE RT FUEL CONTROL DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED. THE FUEL CONTROL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.