SDR O9IA9812

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
September 8, 2012
Submitted
September 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161AL
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft serial
11210
Aircraft time
6,783 hours, 2,023 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Engine time
7,521 hours, 7,071 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
89352831
Part serial
327034
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUTS DURING DESCENT. HP WOULD NOT DROP BELOW 400HP. UTILIZED CONDITION LEVER TO PULL POWER BACK. SWAPPED INLET SENSORS BETWEEN LT AND RT ENGINE. GROUND RUNS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER INLET SENSOR SWAP. PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT ON ACFT. LEFT ENGINE HP WENT DIRECTLY TO 400 HP. ONCE POWER LEVER ADVANCED TO POINT WHERE ABOVE 400HP THEN HP WOULD NOT STAY STEADY BUT CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE BY AS MUCH AS 150HP. ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE POWER BUT HP WOULD NOT COME DOWN BELOW 400. PERFORMED IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF MOTOR AND LANDED BACK AT HOME STATION.