Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
June 8, 2001
Submitted
August 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N75941
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700656
Engine
Cont IO520F
Part
Control Valve
Part number
6297032
Part serial
L109811AR
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Control
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RUN UP FOR TAKEOFF AND ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP. PILOT COMMENTED THAT MIXTURE WAS NOT CORRECT AT IDLE OR AT POWER AND THAT THROTTLE CONTROL FELT SPRING LOADED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THROTTLE CONTROL VALVE, ON FUEL CONTROL, STIFF AND BUSHING MOVING. REMOVED AND REPLACED UNIT.

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