Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
20,986 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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 RETARDED THROTTLE CONTROL TO IDLE, WITH ENGINE NOT RESPONDING. ATTENDING AME DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER ON FCU WAS DISCONNECTED, PIN & CIRCLIP ARRANGEMENT. THE PIN, FOUND ON ENGINE DECK WAS RE-INSERTED AND DECELERATION, SHUTDOWN COULD BE COMPLETED. THE CIRCLIP PART OF THE LOCKING ARRANGEMENT WAS NEVER FOUND. AFFECTED PARTS, PIN PN:0164162870 & CIRCLIP PN:9560610090, REPLACED, ACFT RTS.