Service difficulty report · Fuel Contrl Unit · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
October 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Fuel Contrl Unit
Part number
23034702
Condition
Failure
Location
Engine
Component
Chndlrevans · 23034702
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) INSTALLED UNIT STARTS COOL AND SLOW. SUBSEQUENT START AFTER ADJUSTMENT LIGHT-OFF OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY, THROTTLE WAS IN CUTOFF POSITION. START ABORTED WITH FUEL VALVE BEING SELECTED OFF. FUEL FLOW WAS NOTED AT ALL TIMES, EVEN AT CUTOFF POSITION. FUEL CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. PART TC: 1.

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