Service difficulty report · Fcu · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 15, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
13,011 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Fcu
Part number
8256015
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT START. WOULD ONLY GO TO MINIMUM FLOW. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND EXCESSIVE METAL IN OUTLET FILTER, REPLACED PUMP AND FCU FOR METAL CONTAMINATION. THIS CLEARED THE DEFECT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, REMOVED INLET FILTER AND FOUND NO METAL. PUMP SHAFT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND LARGE CHUNKS OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE PUMP.