Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 29, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
4,976 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8063005A
Condition
Jammed
Location
Engine
Part time
5,692 hours, 8,452 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED FOR GROUND RUN. ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY BUT HAD LOWER THAN NORMAL GAS GENERATOR SPEED. POWER LEVER INPUTS MADE LITTLE OR NO EFFECT TO ENGINE AND MAX POWER INPUT ONLY INCREASE ENGINE TO HIGH IDLE SPEED. PILOTS HAD NO REPORTED ANY PROBLEM WHEN AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO HANGAR AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE BUT NOT TO EFFECTED ENGINE. ALL P3 AND P4 LINES CHECKED. FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. UNIT WAS SENT TO OVERHAUL SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. STRIP REPORT TO FOLLOW.TEAR DOWN REPORT RECEIVED 2000,09,12: REMOVAL WAS CONFIRMED AND ATTRIBUTED TO THE JAMMING OF THE COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PRESSURE ROD.PWC INVESTIGATING CAUSE.

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