Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 5, 2006
Submitted
July 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500847
Aircraft time
5,138 hours, 3,881 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Engine time
4,849 hours, 3,666 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
81850015
Part serial
F40931
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
4,849 hours, 3,666 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT ENGINE EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN WHILE TURNING BASE, AFTER A STEEP IDLE DESCENT WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON. AC WAS STABILIZED AND IN GOOD POSITION TO LAND SO CREW CONTINUED APPROACH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AC WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIELD SERVICE ENGINEERING FROM MFG IS ON SITE TROUBLESHOOTING FAULT WITH LOCAL MAINTENANCE VENDOR. AT THIS TIME A DEFECTIVE FCU IS SUSPECTED. THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATED FUEL, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. MFG DETERMINED THAT THE FCU AND FLOW DIVIDER SHOULD BE REPLACED. AFTER PARTS REPLACEMENT THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS FLOWN A NUMBER OF LEGS WITH NO ENGINE PROBLEMS.

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