Service difficulty report · Fuel · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
January 16, 2022
Submitted
January 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N162AL
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft serial
11231
Aircraft time
11,066 hours, 11,034 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Engine time
3,943 hours, 2,970 cycles
Part
Fuel
Condition
Faulty
Component
Fuel Control Un · Garrtt
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON LANDING, THE PILOTS NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE ENGINE AND CLEAR THE RUNWAY, BUT NEEDED TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR. POST FLIGHT MAINTENANCE RUNS DISCOVERED THE SUSPECTED FAILURE OF THE UNDERSPEED GOVERNOR IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.