Service difficulty report · Coupling · Beech B200C

Difficulty date
October 12, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200C
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Coupling
Condition
Disengaged
Location
Fcu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WAS EXPERIENCED DURING THE STARTING PROCEDURE FOR MEDICAL RETRIEVAL MISSION. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND NO ACCIDENCES WERE RECORDED. THE ON GROUND INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FCU COUPLING WAS FOUND DISENGAGED FROM FCU, PUSHED TOO FAR INTO FUEL PUMP CAUSING SPLINE TO DISENGAGE FROM FCU.

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