Service difficulty report · Fcu · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
November 4, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Fcu
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DESCENT LT ENG PWR LEVER COULD NOT BE RETRACTED. AN IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN WAS CARRIED OUT. ACFT LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LT ENG UPPER CORE COWL STAY OUT OF PLACE AND INTERFERING WITH THE FCU. THE SPRING CLIP PIP PIN HOLES WERE FOUND TO BE WORN AND A LIGHT TAPPING ON THE COWL WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE PIP PIN TO FALL OUT. THE LOCKING MECHANISM AT THE END OF THE STAY IS EASILY SECURED IMPROPERLY AND IT IS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE PIP PIN WAS INSTALLED IN AN UPWARDS OR DOWNWARDS DIRECTION.