Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
December 3, 2015
Submitted
December 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3052K
Make and model
Beech 1900
Aircraft serial
UB70
Aircraft time
28,026 hours, 40,772 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
29,898 hours, 40,905 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
8061328B
Part serial
2133248
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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

EN-ROUTE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RT ENG TORQUE STARTED TO DROP OFF. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MATCH TOQUE BY ADVANCING THE RT POWER LEVER. DURING APPROACH, THE RT ENG BEGAN TO SURGE. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE RT ENG. DECLARED AN EMER & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND THE RT ENG FUEL CONTROL UNIT DEFECTIVE. R & R THE RT ENG FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE RT ENG GND RUNS WERE COMPLETED & FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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