Service difficulty report · Regulator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 9, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
21,979 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Regulator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Part time
27,214 hours, 37,652 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW WERE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AND WENT THROUGH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE START PRESSURE REGULATOR TO BE AT FAULT. PART WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER SUCCESSFUL ENGINE STARTS IAW MM.