What was found
FUEL METERING UNIT INSTALLATION DEFECT. EGT AND TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. REMOVED FROM LOANER ENGINE. CORE SHIPPED FROM RNO TO PLANT 12 ON 4-10-97. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901CF
- Make and model
- Doug MD900
- Aircraft serial
- 90000012
- Engine
- Pwa PW206A
- System (JASC)
- 7320 · Fuel Controlling System
- Part
- Metering Unit
- Part number
- 8063108
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Fuel System
- Part time
- 146 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.