Service difficulty report · Bellows

Difficulty date
May 8, 2007
Submitted
May 9, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Part
Bellows
Part number
2526385
Part serial
7077
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Control
Component
Fuel Control · Alidsg · DPF2
Component part number
3244777
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FUEL CONTROL (FCU) P/N 3244777-4-3-2, S/N A59386 DIRECTED THE ENGINE TO MIN FLOW SHORTLY AFTER LANDING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER POWER LEVER RESPONSE. THE CONTROL TSO IS 92.8. THIS CONTROL WAS LAST SERVICED BY INTERNATIONAL GOVERNOR SERVICES (IGS) IN NOV 2006. THE AS RECEIVED TEST REVEALED FUEL FLOWS HAD DROPPED BELOW SCHEDULE AT ALL TEST POINTS EXCLUDING MIN FLOW AND MAX FLOW (THESE ARE BOTH PHYSICAL HARD STOPS). FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE EVACUATED SECTION OF THE BELLOWS (HONEYWELL P/N 2526385) WAS BREACHED (LOST THE VACUUM). THE INSPECTION CRITERIA FOR THE EVACUATED SECTION OF THE BELLOWS INVOLVES MEASURING THE BELLOWS HEIGHT AND COMPARING THE READING WITH THAT RECORDED DURING ORIGINAL MANUFACT