Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Fltchr FU24AIRPTS

Difficulty date
March 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Fltchr FU24AIRPTS
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) AFTER T/O, THE ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE REDUCED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE POWER LEVER. THE PILOT PUT THE ACFT IN CLIMB MODE TO CONTROL SPEED AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WHERE, DURING SHORT FINAL, SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. AN UNEVENTFUL DEAD STICK LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL UNIT, FCU, WHICH WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FCU WAS SENT TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE TESTING AND PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY IDENTIFIED NO CAUSES FOR THE ENGINE RUNAWAY EVENT. ENGINE MFG IS ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN MORE DETAILS ON THE FCU INVESTIGATION THAT WAS PERFORMED BY THE LOCAL SHOP. ENGINE MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.