Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
April 8, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
11,099 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
230065104
Condition
Failed
Location
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

(CAN) FUEL CONTROL UNIT START DE-RICH AND START ACCELERATION SETTINGS AT THE EXTREME CCW POSITIONS. UNIT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPRESSOR STALL DURING START UP.