SDR EOO2004FAA

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 2, 2004
Submitted
October 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1150D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
23070606
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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

PILOT COMPLAINED IDLE WAS AT 55 PERCENT, AND IT WAS. WHEN ADJUSTMENT WAS ATTEMPTED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO DRAG TORQUE ON THE IDLE SCREW. THE SCREW WAS ADJUSTED UNTIL DRAG WAS ENCOUNTERED (THIS HAD TO BE DONE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING). STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT IDLED AT 76 PERCENT, ONE FLAT BACK BROUGHT IT TO 74 PERCENT N, AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRAG TORQUE AND IT WOULD VIBRATE DOWN TO 55 PERCENT N, AGAIN. READJUSTED THE SCREW TO WHERE THE DRAG OCCURRED AND ADDED 1 FLAT. REMOVED THE UNIT AND WHEN IT COOLED, IT TOOK OVER 1.5 TURNS TO LOOSEN DRAG TORQUE. REPLACED UNIT.