What was found
PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE TORQUE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND THEN ACCELLERATED RAPIDLY. REPLACED BOTH FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP (SUSPECTED POSSIBLE BEARING WASH-OUT). PERFORMED GROUND RUNS SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2002
- Submitted
- June 20, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N725MC
- Make and model
- Beech 200BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- BB169
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A42
- System (JASC)
- 7320 · Fuel Controlling System
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 324475522211
- Part serial
- A62263
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.