Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 28, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
9,802 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS ENROUTE, APPROXIMATELY 1 HR INTO THE FLIGHT THE LOW FUEL QTY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE RT ENGINE IAW CHECKLIST THE AUXILIARY TRANSFER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. NO CHANGE TO THE LOW FUEL LEVEL LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 25 MIN LATER THE CREW NOTED FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS AND ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION PRIOR TO LANDING. SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING CARRIED OUT. MAINTENANCE WILL INVESTIGATE. 2 ND IFSD ON THIS AIRFRAME, SAME PROBLEM IN APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND 1800 HRS. MFG TECH SUPPORT HAS BEEN CONSULTED.

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