Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 9, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
10,694 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8063005B
Condition
Binding
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) PILOTS REPORTED THAT WHEN LT POWER LEVER WAS ADVANCED, THE LT FUEL CONDITION LEVER WOULD MOVE AFT FROM HIGH IDLE TOWARD LOW IDLE. THIS COULD BE REMEDIED BY SETTING THE FRICTION TO A HIGHER VALUE THAN NORMAL. THE LT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND EVEN WITH BOTH COCKPIT LEVERS DISCONNECTED FROM THE UNIT, IF YOU MANUALLY MOVED THE INPUT ARM OF THE FCU, THE FUEL CUTOFF PORTION WOULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. THE BINDING WAS INTERNAL AND INPUTS TOHIGHER POWER LEVER SETTINGS WOULD ALSO MOVE FUEL CUTOFF TOWARDS CUTOFF POSTION. THE FCU WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT GROUND TESTED SERVICABLE.

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