Service difficulty report · Engine · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
December 13, 2000
Submitted
May 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687MA
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
174
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

REPORTING SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 1 ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT FEATHERING. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. CONDITIONS OF 5 DEGREE F. WITH A FOUR HOUR SOAK TIME FOLLOWED WITH A DEICING OPERATION , APPROX 10 MIN HOLD OVER FOR REPOSITIONING TO ACTIVE RUNWAY. TAKE OFF NORMAL TO V1, AT THAT POINT PILOT NOTICED REDUCTION OF POWER OF NR 1 ENGINE, CONTINUED TAKEOFF, DURING WHICH TIME ENGINE POWER DROPPED M TO 20 PERCENT AND ENGINE FEATHERED, RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDING UNEVENTFUL. SUSPECT CAUSE WATER INGESTION THROUGH FUEL, SNOW OR ICE INGESTION THROUGH INTAKE. POST INSPECTION REVILED NO VISUAL DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.