Service difficulty report · Fcu · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
August 28, 2011
Submitted
September 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0115
Aircraft time
4,400 hours, 3,231 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Part
Fcu
Part number
77697
Part serial
CL9ATW0330
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,450 hours, 1,905 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DESCENDING OUT OF FL450 THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. AT FL200 AN ENGINE AIR START GENERATOR ASSIST WAS PERFORMED IAW THE CHECKLIST AND THE ENGINE STARTED AT APPROX 16,000 FT. ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE ALL NORMAL ACFT CONTINUED. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY WITH SUPPORT AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. ENGINE RUN, LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND A SUCCESSFUL OCF WAS PERFORMED.

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