Service difficulty report · Heater · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 8, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
7,097 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Heater
Part number
10585J
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel/Oil
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE HAD NO ACCELERATION RATE AS COMPARED TO LT ENGINE. THE RT ENGINE DID EVENTUALLY ACCELERATE, BUT NOT EQUAL WITH THE LT. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND RT OIL-TO-FUEL HEATER THERMOSTAT GONE TO (FULL HOT) AND FUEL TEMP WAS SAME AS OIL TEMP, THEREFORE BOILING THE FUEL AND VAPOURIZING IT AND THEREFORE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OFF POWER AND ACCELERATION. OIL TO FUEL HEATER CHANGED AND ACCELERATION REGAINED. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS CHANGED INITIALLY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AS OIL TO FUEL HEATER WAS NOT SUSPECTED AS FAULT.

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