Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
January 25, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
311717804
Part serial
C3853V
Condition
Unserviceable
Part time
9,077 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) ON APPROACH, ENGINE TORQUE FELL TO ZERO WHEN POWER LEVER WAS RETARDED. SUBSQUENT THROTTLE INPUT RESULTED IN TORQUE FLUCTUATION AND THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. (TC NR 20070314004)