Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 7, 2010
Submitted
September 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605616
Aircraft time
4,012 hours, 3,185 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
31J285704A
Part serial
TR2757
Condition
Surges
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

LEFT EEC ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. LT ENGINE RESPONDED TO THROTTLE INPUT. COMPLETED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. LT N1 & N2 WOULD NOT REMAIN CONSTANT, FLUCTUATED UP TO 1.5 PERCENT FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. FELT OCCASIONAL SLIGHT SURGING FROM THE ENGINE. DOWNLOADED EEC DATA FROM LT DCU IAW MM 30J2242, CH 77-40-01. R & R DCU WITH EXCHANGE UNIT IAW MANUAL 77-40-01, PAGE 201. ATTEMPTED TO ACCESS DCU WITH LAPTOP, BUT COULD NOT GET COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHED. R & R THE TORQUE MOTOR IAW MM 75-30-01. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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