Service difficulty report · Transducer · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 1, 2014
Submitted
September 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2714M
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0211
Aircraft time
32,563 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Transducer
Part number
680501B
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON INITIAL CLIMB, THE PILOT REPORTED FUEL FLOW OF 160PPH. AFTER REACHING CRUISING ALTITUDE THE FUEL FLOW WENT TO 0 & THE PILOT REPORTED TEMP POWER LOSS. THE PILOT WENT THROUGH THE ENG FAILURE CHECKLIST & PLACED THE AUXILIARY BOOST PUMP ON IN THE HIGH SETTING. THE FUEL FLOW WENT TO 170PPH, BUT THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS STILL A POWER LOSS. THE PILOT THEN PLACED THE AUXILIARY PUMP IN LOW & THE ENG REGAINED NORMAL POWER INDICATIONS & PERFORMANCE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT & REPLACED THE RT ENG FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER IAW THE SIM & SET UP THE RT ENG FUEL FLOW IAW MM 73-20-01. THE ACFT WAS RUN WITH NO DEFECTS OR POWER REDUCTION NOTED. BASED ON THE PILOTS REPORT & MAINTENANCE FINDING THE POWER LOSS WAS LIKELY DUE TO THE AUXILIARY PUMP PLACED ON HIGH CAUSING TOO RICH MIXTURE.

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