SDR 2009F00010

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 6, 2009
Submitted
February 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK554
Aircraft time
433 hours, 332 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
433 hours, 332 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
79015510
Part serial
F67819
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
433 hours, 332 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED LT ENGINE WOULD NOT ACHIEVE CALCULATED TAKEOFF POWER N1. VERIFIED COMPLAINT, ENGINE COULD NOT ACHIEVE MORE THAN 94 PERCENT, N1 AND NOTED NO RPM DROP DURING EFC AUTHORITY CHECKS. ALSO NOTED FLUCTUATING ENGINE VIBRATION INDICATION. EFC AUTHORITY ADJUSTMENT HAD MINIMAL EFFECT, WOULD ONLY GET LESS THAN SPECIFIED 1.5 PERCENT N1 DROP, AND THEN COULD ONLY ACHIEVE 92 PERCENT N1. CHECKED T0 PROBE AND EEC, SWAPPED EEC'S, PROBLEM CONTINUED. REPLACED HMU (JET FUEL CONTROL) WITH OVERHAULED UNIT AND ADJUSTED ENGINE RIGGING AS REQUIRED, VERIFIED ENGINE PERFORMANCE NOW WITHIN MM SERVICE LIMITS. SUGGEST HMU MFG AND/OR ENGINE MFG TEARDOWN AND INVESTIGATE HMU FOR INTERNAL FAULT CAUSING LOW POWER, EFC AUTHORITY FAULTS.

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