Service difficulty report · Throttle · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
September 21, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug MD900
Engine
Pwc PW207E
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON LANDING, THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE PILOT RAISED THE COLLECTIVE TO APPLY TORQUE TO REDUCE ENGINE SPEED. THIS SEEMED TO LOWER THE SPEED MOMENTARILY. THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE PILOT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF/IDLE/FLIGHT SWITCH TO THE IDLE POSITION. AGAIN, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BEGIN TO SLOW, THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN. THE PILOT TURNED THE OFF/IDLE/FLY SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION WITH THE SAME RESULT, A MOMENTARY SLOWING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ACCELERATION. THE PILOT THEN SHUT THE FUEL OFF TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES STORED IN THE ACFT COMPUTER. TROUBLESHOOTING ON GOING WITH THE CUSTOMER.

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