Service difficulty report · Metering Unit

Difficulty date
August 16, 2011
Submitted
August 19, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
SF3R839L
Triumph Engine Control Systems, LLC
Part
Metering Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SERVO VALVE (PN 22282790-104) NONCONFORMITY IS THE LASER WELD JOINING THE FEEDBACK WIRE (FBW) TO THE FEEDBACK SPRING IS MISALIGNED WITH THE WELD JOINT. THE FAILURE MODE IS THAT THE FEEDBACK WIRE WELD JOINT CAN BREAK. THE FAILURE EFFECT AT SERVO LEVEL IS LOSS OF PROPORTIONAL CONTROL OF SPOOL.