Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 25, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
B0197
Aircraft time
11,234 hours, 9,549 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
32448974
Part serial
C25411
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1,823 hours, 3,239 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, ON FLIGHT 8785 SLC-PIH THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER REDUCING THE POWER LEVER, THE TORQUE WOULD NOT DROP BELOW 1200 LBS EVEN WITH THE POWER LEVER POSITIONED AT THE QUADRANT STOPS AND THE CONDITION LEVER IN THE LOW IDLE POSITION, HOWEVER THE TORQUE COULD BE INCREASED AND DECREASED ABOVE 1200 LBS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AT APPROX 100 FEET AGL WITH POSITIVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE RUNWAY WAS MADE, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO PARKING. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND ACFT INSP MX DETERMINED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FCU. ENGINE RUN AND OPS CHECK WERE ALL GOOD.

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