What was found
(CAN) VERY PROMINENT ENGINE NOISE ON SHUTDOWN. NOISE WAS ISOLATED TO THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BEARING BEING RUN DRY. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS SENT FOR EVALUATION.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 0164448390
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.