Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 525A

Difficulty date
March 30, 2021
Submitted
April 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379R
Make and model
Cessna 525A
Aircraft serial
525A0421
Aircraft time
3,688 hours, 3,244 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
3,688 hours, 3,244 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
119149
Part serial
CL6APU0363
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Zone 400
Part time
3,688 hours, 3,244 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, P
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE JUST BEGINNING A DECENT FROM FL450 THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED SLOWLY AND TOGETHER ON BOTH ENGINES, THE RIGHT ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO FLAME-OUT. ENGINE WAS RE-STARTED SUCCESSFULLY AT FL220 AND REMAINED RUNNING AND OPERATING NORMALLY THE REST OF THE FLIGHT TO LANDING AT KHPN WHITE PLAINS, NY. FADEC DATA WAS DOWNLOADED AND SENT TO WILLIAMS BY WAYNE TOHER OF RELIANT AIR. WILLIAMS CONCLUDED THE FUEL DELIVERY UNIT FAILED. FDU WAS REPLACED BY TEXTRON/CESSNA IN WHITE PLAINS AND WELL AS THE OTHER ENGINE (LH) FDU BY DEMAND FROM RELIANT.

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