Service difficulty report · Shaft · Beech A100

Difficulty date
October 25, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
12,524 hours, 5,113 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Shaft
Condition
Stiff
Location
Fcu Throttle
Part time
2,888 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON APPROACH, THE LT ENG PWR LEVER WAS RETARDED WITH NO EFFECT ON ENG. THE ENG REMAINED AT 91 PERCENT NG. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT DIVERTED. ON ARRIVAL, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE LT WAS SHUTDOWN IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE LANDING. MX INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE INPUT SHAFT ON THE FCU WAS VERY STIFF, THE FCU WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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