Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 23, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

(CAN) ABORTED T/O, SINGLE ENGINE, AFTER APPLYING T/O POWER, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO NO AVAIL. THE T/O WAS ABORTED AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MFG HAS REQUESTED THAT THE FCU BE SENT TO PLT 5 FOR INVESTIGATION.

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