Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 206H

Difficulty date
March 13, 2006
Submitted
April 17, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N236KS
Make and model
Cessna 206H
Aircraft serial
20608236
Engine
Lyc IO540AC1A5
Part
Servo
Part number
2576543
Part serial
70768101
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND ENGINE QUIT. TO RESTART ENGINE MIXTURE HAD TO PULL MIXTURE BACK TO .5 INCH OF IDLE CUT TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING. TRIED TO ADJUST IDLE MIXTURE WITHOUT SUCCESS. AT THE ADJUSTMENT LEANEST SETTING THERE WAS STILL A 600 RPM RAISE WHEN MIXTURE PULLED TO IDLE CUT OFF. REMOVED SERVO AND SENT. REINSTALLED ON RETURN WITH SMALL ADJUSTMENTS ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORY. THIS SAME SYMPTOMS SHOW ON ANOTHER AC WITH SAME PN SERVO. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 129 HOURS, THIS SERVO EXCHANGED FOR AN OVERHAULED UNIT. TECH SUPPORT STATED THAT THE DIAPHRAGMS HAVE SHIFTED AND THE METERING SEATS NEEDED POLISHING. (K)

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