Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
September 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
15,167 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
430128809
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS STARTED FOR A COMPANY FLIGHT. DURING RUN UP CHECKS, THE EOS, ELECTRONIC OVERSPEED SENSOR, CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY. HOWEVER, UPON RETURNING THE EOS SWITCH TO THE OFF, NORMAL, POSITION, THE ENGINE AND NR SPEEDS RAPIDLY SURGED TO APPROXIMATELY 430 RPM WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE LEVER CHANGES. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FAULTY FCU.