Service difficulty report · Metering Unit · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
January 7, 2009
Submitted
January 21, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5581T
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1350
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Part
Metering Unit
Part number
631415A8
Part serial
AO71A020R
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Engine
Part time
241 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ON A TRAINING MISSION, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL FLOW WAS 18 GPH DURING CLIMB, PILOT REPORTED FUEL FLOW WAS NORMAL ON TAKEOFF. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MX FOUND THE ARM ON THE MIXTURE SIDE WAS VERY ROUGH. FUEL METERING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED, OPS CHECK GOOD. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME. (K)

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