Service difficulty report · Fcu · Beech 45

Difficulty date
July 17, 2021
Submitted
July 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557LM
Make and model
Beech 45
Aircraft serial
450379
Aircraft time
956 hours, 1,154 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Fcu
Part number
307080037
Part serial
19351
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
956 hours, 1,154 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE LH THROTTLE WAS STUCK IN THE MCR POSITION. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE THE THROTTLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. UPON CONSULTATION WITH THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, VIA SATELLITE PHONE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A LANDING AT THE NEAREST AERO AIR MAINTENANCE FACILITY WAS THE BEST OPTION. THAT FACILITY WAS IN JUNEAU, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTIFIED THE ANCHORAGE ARTCC THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVERT, AND FURTHER NOTIFIED THEM THAT THEY WOULD BE EXECUTING A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT-DOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BECAUSE OF THE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT-DOWN, AND PROCEEDED WITH THE DESCENT AND LANDING WITH OUT FURTHER ISSUE. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO MAINT HANGAR AND DURING INVESTIGATION OF SYSTEM WAS NOTED THAT THE FCU ON THE LH ENGINE WAS JAMMED WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS ATTACHED. INTERNAL BINDING IN THE FCU WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STUCK LEVER. LEVER AND ALL ASSOCIATED THROTTLE CABLES/QUADRANTS MOVED WITH NO ISSUES ONCE DISCONNECTED FROM FCU. FCU WAS ORDERED AND IS BEING REPLACED.

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