What was found
RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT (FCU). FAILURE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ENGINE RUN AWAY CONDITION. FLIGHT WAS DEVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2002
- Submitted
- July 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N431R
- Make and model
- Beech 100BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- B71
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 25244405
- Part serial
- A7112
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 2,261 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.