Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
June 9, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
34,134 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8978017
Part serial
1711105
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON PERFORMING A GROUND RUN FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND UPON THE APPLICATION OF FULL POWER THE ENGINE RESPONSE WAS GOOD, BUT IN ATTEMPT TO DECREASE ENGINE POWER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 SECOND TO A MINUTE BEFORE THE ENGINE POWER STARTED TO DECREASE TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. INSPECTION OF ENGINE AND RIGGING REVEALED NO PROBLEMS. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND A GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT WITHOUT THE RECURRENCE OF THE DEFECT.