Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Beech C99

Difficulty date
January 16, 2004
Submitted
January 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8227P
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U194
Aircraft time
20,913 hours, 32,547 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
10138901157
Condition
Stuck
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
20,913 hours, 32,547 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RT ENG WOULD NOT SHUT-OFF WITH CONDITION LEVER IN CUT-OFF POSITION. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO SHUT ENG DOWN WITH CONDITION LEVER; ENG WOULD NOT SHUT-OFF. PILOT CLOSED FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE, ENG WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. SHUT ENG DOWN BY MANUALLY MOVING FUEL CUT-OFF VALVE ON FCU TO OFF POSITION. MAINT FOUND CONDITION LEVER CABLE BROKEN AT CABLE HSG IN ENG COMPART THUS NOT ALLOWING ENG TO BE SHUT DOWN WITH CONDITION LEVER. MAINT FOUND CHECK VALVE IN FUEL TRANSFER SYS, STUCK IN OPEN POSITION ALLOWING FUEL TO BE GRAVITY FED BACK TO ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. WITH CHECK VALVE STUCK OPEN AND FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE CLOSED ENG WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 70 PERCENT AND FUEL FLOW WAS FLUCTUATING.

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