Service difficulty report · Control Arm · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
December 16, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft time
6,181 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Control Arm
Condition
Stiff
Location
Fcu
Component
Fcu · Pwc
Component part number
32448974
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER START UP AND DURING TAXI THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE IDLE NG SPEED WAS ERRATIC AND TAXIED BACK TO BASE. MAINTENANCE RUN CONFIRMED THE ERRATIC IDLE SPEED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL ARM WAS STIFF AND WOULD STAY IN WHATEVER POSITION IT WAS PLACED IN. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO IDLE WHEREVER THE ARM WAS SITTING WHICH WOULD VARY. THE FCU WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20141217019)

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