Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 1, 2022
Submitted
December 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53MS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK64
Aircraft time
8,759 hours, 8,404 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
7809333009L7
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Engine
Part time
8,759 hours, 8,404 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

WE STARTED THE ENGINES AT 2120 WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. WE DID ALL THE CHECKS BEFORE THE TAXI. THEN WE STARTED THE TAXI TO RUNWAY 17L AT KPWA, AND THE PLANE PASSED ALL THE CHECKS. WE WERE CLEARED TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 17L, WE DID THE LAST CHECKS BEFORE TAKE OFF. ONCE LINED UP FROM TAKEOFF I STARTED TO GIVE TAKEOFF POWER AND THE LEFT ENG EFC LIGHT CAME ON, WE TURNED IT OFF, THE ON AND IT STAYED OFF. AFTER THAT WE STARTED THE TAKEOFF AND IN THE TAKEOFF RUN THE LEFT ENG EFC LIGHT AND THE RUDER BOOST LIGHT CAME ON, FOR THAT REASON AND FOR SAFETY WE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.

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