Service difficulty report · Fuel Contrl Unit · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
March 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA42
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Fuel Contrl Unit
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Part time
5,871 hours
Component
Bendix
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
Y, O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE TORQUE AND TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO INCREASE AS THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. PILOT SELECTED THROTTLE TO OFF POSITION, TEMPERATURE STILL INCREASED. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND FUEL CONTROL UNIT FAULTY. FCU WAS REPLACED.

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