Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
November 18, 2009
Submitted
November 18, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
7257255
Part serial
29172
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Part time
4,000 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A CT-58 FUEL CONTROL UNIT (FCU) PN 725725-5 SN 29172)) , STATOR VANE ACTUATOR (SVA) PN 4004T63G10 SN KTR4579BR)) , AND PILOT VALVE (PV) PN 6028T23G01 SN KTR3098BR)) WERE DELIVERED BY THE NTSB AND CARRIER FOR INSPECTION. INITIAL DISASSEMBLY OF THE FCU, SVA, AND PV SHOWED CONTAMINATION FROM AN UNKNOWN EXTERNAL SOURCE (WHICH MAY STILL BE PRESENT ON IN-SERVICE AIRCRAFT) AND POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM THE CENTRIFICAL FUEL PURIFIER (WHICH WAS NOT DELIVERED WITH THE UNIT FOR EXAMINATION). DISASSEMBLY OF THE UNIT REVEALED THAT THE MAIN FUEL CONTROL FILTER HAD ALSO BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO CHI HOWEVER THERE WAS ONE SMALL METALLIC NON-MAGNETIC SLIVER OF DEBRIS FOUND IN THE MAIN FUEL CONTROL FILTER HOUSING. OUR INITIAL EVALUATION AND DISASSEMBLY OF THESE UNITS REVELED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR IMPROPER ASSEMBLY.