Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 7, 2010
Submitted
March 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK427
Aircraft time
2,082 hours, 1,976 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

RT ENG EFC FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES IN FLIGHT WITH RPM ROLLBACK ON THE RT ENGINE. EFC RESET SUCCESSFULLY TWICE, THEN WOULD NOT RESET THEREAFTER. TROUBLESHOT IAW MM 76-10 & 73-20, ASSISTED BY MFG TECH SUPPORT. REMOVED THE LT & RT EEC & T/O PROBES BY THE SUGGESTION OF MFG. LUBED EFC T/O POWER SOLENOID & STOP. ADJUSTED (RT) EEC AUTHORITY FROM 8.8 PERCENT DROP TO 5.5 PERCENT DROP PERFORMED MX IAW MM 76-10 & 73-32/ 72-00. OPS CK GOOD.

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