Service difficulty report · Fuel Control

Difficulty date
January 18, 2002
Submitted
March 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
89778017
Condition
Malfunctioned
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) UPON COMPLETION OF THE FIRST LEG OF A 3 LEG JOURNEY THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWNFOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. WHEN THE NEXT START WAS ATTEMPTED THE FUEL FLOW WENT OVER 100 PPH. AND THE EGT WENT TO MAX START TEMP BY 18 PERCENT RPM THE STARTWAS ABORTED. THIS WAS ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES WITH OVER FUELING ON EACH ATTEMPT. THE FUEL CONTROL WAS REPLACED THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.