Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 12, 2009
Submitted
May 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N337CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501097
Aircraft time
3,550 hours, 2,729 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Engine time
3,550 hours, 2,729 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
31J234711
Part serial
F54769
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
3,550 hours, 2,729 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH A LT GENERATOR FAIL WARNING APPEARED FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PROCEEDED WITH THE APPROACH AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE LT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL WAS REPLACED AND GROUND RUNS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ACFT IS AWAITING A CREW FOR AN OPS CHECK FLIGHT BEFORE THE ACFT IS RETURNED TO SERVICE. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED BY FLIGHT CREW IN ACCORDANCE WITH CESSNA 550B MAINTENANCE MANUAL 71-01-02 WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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