Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Lkheed 188C

Difficulty date
September 6, 2000
Submitted
September 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178RV
Make and model
Lkheed 188C
Aircraft serial
188C2010
Aircraft time
77,251 hours, 37,087 cycles
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Engine time
39,237 hours, 36,167 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
3300588
Part serial
183798
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE START NR 3 TIT INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 900 DEGREES HOT START. MOTORED ENGINE FOR 1 MINUTE. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL IAW EF 73-1-4 AND EF 71-1-1.