Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
June 11, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
25,061 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
32447868
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT APPLIED REVERSE POWER TO BACK AWAY FROM THE DOCK. WHEN THE POWER LEVER WAS MOVED BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLED. PILOT TRIED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN BY PLACING POWER LEVER BACK INTO BETA RANGE, THE ENGINE DECELERATED. THIS WAS REPEATED A FEW TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE POWER LEVER RETURNED TO IDLE, THE ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLED. BETA RANGE WAS CONTROLLABLE AND WAS USED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE DOCK. RIGGING VERIFIED CORRECT WITH NO BINDING CONTROLS, FCU WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO RECURRENCE OF THE SNAG. (TC# 20190709014)