Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
May 17, 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
23065104
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 COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO STABILIZE THE IDLE SPEED. AFTER THE START THE IDLE WOULD BE 61-62 PERCENT. BRING THE THROTTLE TO 100% AND BACK TO IDLE, THEN THE SPEED WOULD BE 68-72 PERCENT. FURTHER ADJUSTMENT WOULD NOT CORECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO NOTE THAT THE COMPRESSOR WOULD STALL DURING THE START WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM.