What was found
(AUS) ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT FAULTY. INVESTIGATION FOUND PRESSURE ON THE MIXTURE ARM CHANGED THE FUEL FLOW RATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2004
- Submitted
- June 4, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C
- Engine
- Lyc HIO360D1A
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 252434710
- Part serial
- 61700
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.