Service difficulty report · Fuel Contrl Unit · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
March 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Part
Fuel Contrl Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Eng
Part time
10,118 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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)OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, THE ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED REPEATED SURGES. AFTER A LENGTHY TROUBLESHOOTING, THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY CHANGING THE FCU. THIS PARTICULAR UNIT HAD BEEN INSTALLED ONLY THRE E DAYS PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE SURGING.