Service difficulty report · Fcu · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
August 18, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft time
2,794 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A112
Part
Fcu
Condition
Failed
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) FOUND FUEL CONTROL UNIT FAILED RESULTING IN AN ENGINE OVERTEMP AND OVERSPEED EVENT. THE FCU/FUEL PUMP COUPLING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN INDICATING AN FCU INTERNAL FAILURE. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE FCU SHAFT BEARING WAS BROKEN WITH BEARING BALLS AND CAGE MATERIAL MISSING. AFTER THE EVENT THE FCU WAS REMOVED BY THE OPERATOR AND REINSTALLED AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE ENGINE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE OVERSPEED AND OVERTEMP EVENT. THE POWER SECTION NEEDED A FULL O/H DUE TO THE REPORTED TEMP OF 785C IAW REQUIREMENTS OF THE MM LIGHT O/H SECTION. THE GG MODULE WAS DISASSEMBLED TO COMPLY WITH OVERSPEED AND OVERTEMP WORKSCOPE. THE ACCESSED PARTS WERE INSPECTED IN COATED CONDITION BECAUSE OF NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE CAUSED BY OVERSPEED, VIBRATIONS OR OVERHEATING WAS FOUND. THE CT BLADES WERE SENT FOR OVERTEMP EVALUATION. THE FCU AND THE FUEL PUMP WERE SENT FOR O/H WITH REQUEST OF TEARDOWN REPORTS.

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