Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
July 13, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
33,513 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
39423091
Condition
Sticking
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
869 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING, PILOT TRIED TO SHUTDOWN ENG WITH STOP BUTTON. ENG WOULD NOT SHUTOFF AT THAT TIME WHEN STOP BUTTON WAS PRESSED. PILOT PULLED STOP AND FEATHER BUTTON TO GET ENGINE TO STOP AT THAT TIME. PILOT WENT TO START ENGINE TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHY HE COULD NOT STOP ENGINE THE FIRST TIME AND AT THAT TIME HE HAD NOTICED THAT THE EGT WAS RAPIDLY RISING TO AN OVERTEMP SITUATION ON THE ACFT. AT THAT TIME PILOT HIT THE STOP BUTTON AND PULLED STOP AND FEATHER AND HAD NOTICED THAT ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT SHUTDOWN. PILOT CLOSED FIREWALL FUEL SHUTOFF AND ENGINE SLOWLY STOPPED. WITH TROUBLESHOOTING WITH MX, PILOT WAS ASKED TO START ENG AGAIN WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ENG DID NOT TURN OVER. PILOT WAS ADVISED BY MX AT THAT TIME THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE UP TO HAVE A LOOK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ENG WOUND UP BEING OVERTEMPED AND HAD TO BE REMOVED AT THAT TIME. ENG WAS CHANGED IN AND FLOWN BACK WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. ENG WAS FORWARDED TO TURBINE SHOP FOR AN OVERTEMP INSP AND REPAIR. WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING OVERTEMP SITUATION, ENG FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE PN 394230-9-1, SN P-3528C WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE STICKING PARTIALLY OPEN ON THE SHUTDOWN SIDE WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO NOT SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY AND CAUSE ENG OVERTEMP CONDITION. FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WILL BE SENT OUT FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME.