SDR AMWA044723

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 3, 2002
Submitted
November 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE15
Aircraft time
19,881 hours, 35,930 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ON FLIGHT 5518, THE LEFT ENGINE WENT INTO REVERSE. THEN N-1 INDICATOR REACHED 104 PERCENT THE ITT INDICATOR WENT TO 830 DEGREES AND THE TORQUE WENT TO 3800 LBS FOR 5 SECONDS THE LEFT ENGINE WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY THE MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD JUMPED TEETH AND MOVED. THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS RIGGED AS REQUIRED. THE ENGINE WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN BETA AND LIMITS WERE NOT EXCEEDED PER PRATT & WHITNEY MANUAL. THEREFORE NO PARTS WERE USED.

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