Service difficulty report · Control Unit

Difficulty date
September 20, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Control Unit
Part number
252342
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING, PILOT COMPLETED ALL POST LANDING CHECKS AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL TAXI. ARRIVING AT THE DOCK, PILOT PULLED IT INTO BETA TO STOP THE ACFT AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL SHUTOFF AND THE MIXTURE AND ALL WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT DIDN`T LIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE START CONTROL UNIT WAS AT FAULT. THE SCU HAD A TSO OF 5796.1.