Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
June 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
33,822 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8978017
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE ACFT LANDED AND WHEN FULL REVERSE WAS SELECTED, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO LOSE POWER. THE STOP AND FEATHER WAS PULLED AND THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN AME. AFTER SOME RIGGING ADJUSTMENTS THAT APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO BASE THE NEXT DAY AND FLEW 6 LEGS THE FOLLOWING WEEK BEFORE IT RECURRED. ON THE 6TH LEG THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN UPON LANDING. FULL REVERSE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLAME OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ONCE IN THE COMPANY FLEET APPROX. 8 YEARS AGO. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED, THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. A THOROUGH INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT OF THE RIGGING, TEST FLIGHTS CARRIED OUT AND HIGH SPEED TAXIS AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FUEL CONTROL IS BEING SENT TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY FOR TESTING.