Service difficulty report · Linkage · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C754
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Linkage
Condition
Binding
Location
Fcu
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

(CAN) UPON SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT PULL THE CONDITION LEVER INTO THE FUEL CUTOFF POSITION. THEY USED THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF TO SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE POWER LEVER AND THE CONDITION LEVER ON THE FCU ITSELF HAD SOME POSSIBLE CORROSION OR OTHER RESIDUE THAT CAUSED THE LINKAGE TO JAM. ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE OF THIS CONDITION WAS THAT THE POWER LEVER WAS PREVENTED FROM BEING ADVANCED PAST THE GATE. THE INTERCONNECT WAS CLEANED AND LUBRICATED AND FUNCTION CHECKS PROVED SATISFACTORY AND THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.