Service difficulty report · Hmu · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 5, 2007
Submitted
February 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK324
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
107 hours, 128 cycles
Part
Hmu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TRIP NR 1136187, CREW REPORTED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL260 THEY NOTICED A YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THE LT ENGINE HAD ROLLED BACK TO 62 PERCENT N1. THEY TURNED THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON AND TURNED THE EEC OFF AND PUSHED THROTTLES FORWARD WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE CONSISTENT WITH 62 PERCENT N1. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY ON ENGINE RUNS THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXCEED 57 PERCENT N1. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 HMU.

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