Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 8, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
19,480 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
324476813
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL AND THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE POWER. THE TAKE-OFF WAS REJECTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A RUN UP WAS COMPLETED AND THE ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED. TROUBLESHOOTING AND ANALYSIS WAS CARRIED OUT BY MAINTENANCE STAFF AND THE DEFICIENCY WAS RECTIFIED. THE FCU WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE FUEL HEATER WAS FLUSHED AS A POSSIBLE FIX AS WELL FROM THE MANUAL. AFTER THE TEST FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SERVICEABLE BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED INTO SERVICE. -THE TEARDOWN REPORT CLEARLY SHOWS THE FCU WAS SLOW TO RESPOND, INDICATING THE FCU WAS AT FAULT IN THIS EVENT.