Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna T206H

Difficulty date
July 3, 2012
Submitted
July 13, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N773HP
Make and model
Cessna T206H
Aircraft serial
T20608180
Engine
Lyc TIO540AJ1A
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C432
Part
Servo
Part number
61M23897
Part serial
70E84501
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER INSTALLATION OF FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE, ENGINE PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR 28 HRS. THEN IT BEGAN TO RUN EXCESSIVELY RICH WITH BLACK SMOKE AT LOW RPM AND AT FULL POWER. MIXTURE CONTROL HAS NO EFFECT, AFTER LANDING, BOOST PUMP MUST BE TURNED ON IN ORDER TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING, FUEL SERVO AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WERE SENT OUT FOR INSPECTION, AFTER INSTALLING SERVO AND PUMP, ACFT PERFORMED SATISFACTORY ON GROUND RUN. AFTER LESS THAN 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT, THE SAME PROBLEMS RETURNED. REMOVED FUEL SERVO AND WITH MFG APPROVAL INSTALLED FUEL SERVO FROM ANOTHER ENGINE. FOUND FUEL PRESSURE WITHIN LIMITS. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE, AFTER 27 HRS OF FLIGHT ACFT PERFORMS SATISFACTORY.

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