Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 9, 2013
Submitted
October 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215MC
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
2088B0730
Aircraft time
10,327 hours, 17,548 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
305563601
Part serial
C77208
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
1,259 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ENGINE STUCK AT HIGH POWER. POWER LEVER NON-RESPONSIVE, MADE EMERGENCY IDLE CUT-OFF LANDING. NO CONTAMINATION OF FCU INLET OR OUTLET FILTERS FOUND. NO CONTAMINATION OF P3 FILTER ASSY. DISCREPANCY DISCOVERED DURING LANDING. LANDING WAS ABORTED AND ACFT RETURNED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

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