Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 3, 2010
Submitted
May 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572GW
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC572
Aircraft time
33,210 hours, 48,473 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
28,939 hours, 42,019 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8978014
Part serial
1484349
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO REDUCE POWER AND SLOW THE ACFT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION. IN THIS ATTEMPT, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RT ENGINE TO REDUCE POWER BELOW 54 PERCENT TORQUE INDICATION. HE DECLARED A MISSED APPROACH AND INITIATED A GO AROUND SITUATION. AFTER SOME EVALUATION OF ENGINE CONTROL, THE PILOT DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. HE CONTINUED ON HIS APPROACH AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON EVALUATION BY MX PERSONNEL, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REMOVED AND A REPLACEMENT ORDERED.