Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
April 28, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft time
20,664 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Control Unit
Part number
324485318
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

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`T AFFECT ONLY THE METERING FUEL FLOW BUT ALSO SERVE FOR PRESSURIZING THE FUEL TANK. IF THE AIR COMING OUT IS MORE THAN 5 PSI THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF AFFECTING YOUR FUEL TANK AND WILL ACTIVATE YOUR DUMP SYSTEM IF THE PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH. WE CHANGED THE MFCU WITH ONE THAT PASSED THE TEST.