# SDR CA960513004

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 24, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Stbros SD360
- Engine: Pwa PT6A65AR
- System (JASC): [7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7321)
- Part: Fuel Contrl Unit
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Eng
- Part time: 10,118 hours
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA960513004

## Discrepancy

(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.

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