Service difficulty report · Spline Adapter · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
July 7, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
34,134 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Spline Adapter
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Control
Component
Fuel Control · Woodward
Component part number
8978807
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, E, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW STARTED ENG & NOTICED ENG WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE TO IDLE. ONCE AT IDLE (70 PERCENT) ENGINE SLOWLY INCREASED TO APPROXIMATLY 80 PERCENT WITHOUT INPUT FROM CREW. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE ENG POWER, WAS NO RESPONSE TO ENG CONTROL INPUTS BY CREW. ENG SHUTDOWN & MAINT CONTACTED. UPON INSP BY MAINT, FCU DRIVE FOUND SEIZED & SHAFT SHEARED OFF. FCU REPLACED & ENG FUNCTION NORMAL DURING ENG RUN. UPON REASEARCHING RECORDS ON THIS FCU, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS FCU WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE OVERHAUL. OVERHAUL WAS COMPLETED JULY 7, 2000 & REMOVED FOR REPAIR JANUARY 15, 2002 AT 1418.8 HRS TSO & THEN AGAIN ON OCTOBER 31, 2002 AT 2168.3 HRS TSO. FAILURE OF THIS FCU OCCURED 141 HRS SINCE THE LAST REPAIR.