Service difficulty report · Fcu · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 13, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
17,622 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Fcu
Part number
324476814
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER REMOVAL OF RT ENGINE FCU FOR SCHEDULED MX. AN OVERHAULED FCU FROM MFG WAS INSTALLED AND RIGGED. UPON TRYING TO START ENGINE, MX FOUND THAT THE ENGINE STARTED BUT HAD A HUNG START AT 30 PERCENT. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, RIGGING WAS RECHECKED, FLOW DIVIDER WAS REMOVED AND OPERATION CHECKED. ENG MFG WAS CALLED, ADVISED OF PROBLEM AND WHAT HAD BEEN CHECKED. ENGINE START WAS RE-ATTEMPTED WITH SAME RESULTS. ENG MFG SAID THAT WE WERE NOT GETTING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO OPEN THE SECONDARY NOZZLES AND TO REPLACE THE FCU. FCU WAS REMOVED, A SERVICEABLE UNIT INSTALLED AND A START CARRIED OUT WITH NO PROBLEM. FAILED UNIT WAS SENT BACK TO MFG FOR INSP.

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