Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 14, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8063041
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
1,260 hours, 200 cycles
Component
Fuel Cntrl Unit · Pwa · PT6A67B
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE STARTED TO HAVE HUNG STARTS (34% NG) WHEN STARTED AT GROUND IDLE FIRST START OF THE THE DAY. IT WOULD, HOWEVER, START USING HIGH IDLE STARTING PROCEDURE, ALTHOUGH THE TIME TO REACH GROUND IDLE WAS VERY SLOW. THERE AFTER STARTS WOULD BE NORMAL AS LONG AS THE ENGINE WAS HOT.AS PER PILATUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL CH 72-00-00 ENGINE START, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FIRST START OF THE DAY, OR WHEN BELOW 5 DEGREES CELCIUS THAT THE ENGINE BE STARTED USING HIGH IDLE. AFTER CONFERRING WITH P&W TECH REP IT WAS DECIDED THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. A FLOW DIVIDER WAS CHANGED BUT FAILED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE FCU WAS THEN CHANGED WHICH SOLVED THE PROB LEM.