Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 26, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
10,222 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
23065104
Condition
Seized
Location
Throttle Shaft
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SHUT ENGINE DOWN. THROTTLE SHAFT ON FCU SEIZED. IT WAS FOUND THAT AN OVERSIZE BUSHING HANGING ON THE THROTTLE CAM TO BE THE PROBLEM.