Service difficulty report · Warning System · Hawbee 4000

Difficulty date
October 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hawbee 4000
Engine
Pwc PW308A
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF WITH AUTO-THROTTLE ENGAGED AT AN SPEED OF 60KTS, THE LEFT ENGINE FADEC FAULT CAME ON. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE FAULT MESSAGE DISAPPEARED WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO IDLE. A 2ND TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITHOUT AUTO-THROTTLE. WITH THE ENGINES ON FULL POWER AND BRAKES SET, ALL WAS OK. BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND UPON REACHING 60KTS, THE SAME FADEC FAULT OCCURRED AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.