Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Bell 206L

Difficulty date
July 4, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L
Aircraft time
19,834 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
23070609
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS ACFT WAS OUT FLYING FOR THE DAY AND WHEN IT RETURNED TO BASE AND THE PIC DECREASED THE THROTTLE TO GROUND IDLE THE ENGINE WENT PAST IDLE AND SHUTDOWN. ALL ACFT THROTTLE CONTROL RIGGING WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE MM. PX AND PY ORFICES OF THE FCU WERE REMOVED, INSPECTED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. FUEL NOZZLE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT AND CYCLED ACFT FROM GROUND IDLE TO FLIGHT IDLE MANY TIMES IN WHICH THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN ONCE AGAIN AT GROUND IDLE. FUEL CONTROL WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN.

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