Service difficulty report · Fuel Control

Difficulty date
December 15, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) THE ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE REDUCED BELOW CRUISE SETTINGS. TROUBLE SHOOTING IS FOCUSING ON A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL UNIT WHICH WILL BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS THE SDR BE CLOSED ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (TC NR 20091222005)