Service difficulty report · Fcu · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Fcu
Part number
B10358
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Eng
Component
Allied Signa · 32448094
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)AFTER THE FIRST START OF THE DAY, WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE, ADVANCING THE POWER LEVER BROUGHT NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. NO DEFECT COULD BE FOUND AND ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND RUN AND PERFORMANCE RUN CARRIED OUT WITHOUT FAULT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY UNEVENTFULLY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE FIRST START. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. INVESTIGATION AT THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS "THE REPORTED REASON FOR REMOVAL WAS NOT CONFIRMED IN-HOUSE BENCH TESTS". THIS IS THE SAME FINDINGS FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS FOR AN IDENTICAL SNAG APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO.

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