Service difficulty report · Fcu · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 24, 2013
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5AE
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1891
Aircraft time
3,471 hours, 5,057 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Engine time
78 hours, 118 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
307344201
Part serial
18376330
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
78 hours, 118 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AS HAVING A YAW ON APPROACH WHEN REDUCING POWER ON THE ENGINES. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS THE RT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT (FCU). THE FCU WOULD FLUCTUATE WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON APPROACH WHEN THE ENGINE POWER WAS BEING REDUCED. FCU REPLACED AND A VERIFICATION FLIGHT PERFORMED.