Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
February 9, 2015
Submitted
February 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107BH
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
165
Aircraft time
13,188 hours, 16,918 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110R
Engine time
728 hours, 1,040 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
89778020
Part serial
2123774
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT , FCU, WAS SENT OUT FOR BENCH CHECK & REPAIR DUE TO A SUSPECTED FUEL FLOW PROBLEM. THE FCU WAS BENCH CHECKED & THE PROBLEM COULD IT WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF RIG THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSING A GOVERNOR INTERFERENCE PROBLEM. IT ALSO HAD THE DRIVE SPLINE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE FCU IAW THE REQUIREMENTS OF AD 2006-15-08 & COUNCIL 331 AMOC & APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE UNIT WAS REINSTALLED & A GND RUN WAS ATTEMPTED. THE START WAS SLOW, BUT ACCELERATED PAST 60% WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT BACK FROM FLIGHT IDLE BACK TO GND IDLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY THE TECHNICIAN IMMINENTLY PULLED THE STOP & FEATHERED & PREVENTED ANY ENG DAMAGE. AFTER SEPARATING THE FCU FROM THE FUEL PUMP THE FCU DRIVE HAD TWISTED OFF & SHEARED. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED SOME BINDING WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE FCU DRIVE. SUSPECTS A BEARING FAILURE IN THE FCU. INSPECTION OF THE FCU WAS COMPLETED. THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE TO INNER INPUT SHAFT WAS A BEARING PN 1412-612 CAUSING BEARING SEPARATION & LOCKING UP THE FCU DRIVE. A DETERMINATION OF THE BEARING FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.