Service difficulty report · Fmu · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 4, 2008
Submitted
November 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N889B
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501047
Aircraft time
2,613 hours, 2,689 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Engine time
2,613 hours, 2,689 cycles
Part
Fmu
Part number
81850033
Part serial
F57962
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Part time
3 hours, 2 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW WROTE UP THE LT ENGINE FOR ACCELERATING MUCH SLOWER THAN THE RT ENGINE. TROUBLESHOT TO THE HMU. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. RAN ACFT AND COMPLETED A MAINT CHECK FLIGHT. ALL CHECKED OK. TWO FLIGHTS LATER, CREW WROTE UP LT ENGINE NOT MAKING POWER AT ALTITUDE. .5 THROTTLE KNOB SPLIT AT FL 350- LT ENGINE SLOW TO ACCELERATE. REPLACED THE HMU WITH A SERVICABLE ASSY, RAN AND COMPLETED CHECK FLIGHT. ALL CHECKS OK.

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