Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
October 29, 2001
Submitted
November 16, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5582X
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1353
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
6314272A20
Part serial
C001A274R
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
887 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE RUN ROUGH AND SOMETIME WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WOULD STICK OPEN, LETTING CONTINUOUS FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE. THE FLOW DIVIDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, OPERATION OF ENGINE CHECKED OUT NORMAL.

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