Service difficulty report · Wire · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
August 23, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Connector
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS TAXING THE SPEED LEVERS WERE PULLED BACK INTO LOW IDLE THE RT ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AT WHICH POINT THE CREW REALIZED THE RT ENGINE HAD SHUT ITSELF DOWN. CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND REPAIRED WIRING ON CONNECTOR PLUG AND RAN AIRCRAFT WHICH THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. TEST FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND UPON LANDING ENGINE SHUTDOWN AGAIN WHEN SPEED LEVERS WERE BROUGHT BACK INTO LOW IDLE. FUEL SHUT OFF WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20070827008)