Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 2, 2013
Submitted
February 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK380
Aircraft time
3,959 hours, 3,680 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
79015510
Part serial
F26669
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
2,928 hours, 2,082 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, AFTER NORMAL ENGINE START, NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON ITS OWN. BEFORE SECOND ENGINE START ATTEMPT, EXECUTED SHUTDOWN AND START CHECKLIST, BUT THE NR 1 ENGINE N2 NEVER WENT ABOVE 41 PERCENT. REMOVED DEFECTIVE LT FUEL CONTROL. INSTALLED REPAIRED LT FUEL CONTROL. PERFORMED LT FUEL CONTROL RIGGING PROCEDURES AND ENG RUNS. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS ARE GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 73-20-02.

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