What was found
THE FUEL CONTROL OVERCENTER SPRING IS SO STRONG THAT IS WILL RUN THE RPM AND TOUQUE UP UNCOMMANDED. THIS TIME IT CAUSED AN OVER TORQUE OF 115 PERCENT FOR 1 SECOND.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2001
- Submitted
- September 18, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3209G
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51567
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 7320 · Fuel Controlling System
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Control Arm
- Component
- Fuel Control · Bendix
- Component part number
- 2549092
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.