Service difficulty report · Quadrant Plate

Difficulty date
June 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Quadrant Plate
Part number
84260050
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Cockpit
Component
Bendix · 23065104
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL CONTROL, THE THROTTLE POSITION INDICATOR ON THE FUEL CONTROL SHOWED THE THROTTLE TO BE BELOW THE IDLE MARK ON THE QUADRANT WHEN THROTTLE WAS POSITIONED ON THE IDLE DETENT. QUADRANT PLATE WAS VISIBLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE INSTALLED ON OTHER FUEL CONTROLS FOR SAME ENGINE.