Service difficulty report · Engine · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
April 20, 2021
Submitted
April 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939HE
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1005
Aircraft time
2,039 hours, 1,344 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67P
Engine time
2,039 hours, 1,344 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Engine
Part number
307295501
Part serial
PCERY0006
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Zone 200
Part time
2,039 hours, 1,344 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMB-OUT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE SLOW. VERIFIED GEAR AND FLAPS UP. ACCELERATED TO 150 - SET SPEED HOLD. VS WAS ABOUT 1800 FPM - I PERCEIVED IT AS LOW. CLIMBED TO 15000'. CLIMB RATE WAS DOWN TO LESS THAN 1000 FPM. BY FL200 I WAS SLOWED TO 130 TO MAINTAIN 500 FPM. PASSING 15000 I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS REALLY OFF. HIGH ITT / LOW TORQUE - 780C /25 PSI. STOPPED CLIMB AT 22000'. AT THIS POINT I ASKED FOR FLL AND BEGAN PLANNING FOR THE DIVERSION. I DID NOT OBSERVE THE PROP RPM. FUEL FLOW 'SEEMED' OK BUT NO CLEAR RECOLLECTION. DESCENT WAS AN INCREASE IN TORQUE AND REDUCTION IN ITT. THE APPROACH AIRPLANE WAS FAST AND ALMOST A COMPLETE REDUCTION IN POWER DIDN'T RALLY SLOW THE AIRPLANE. GEAR DOWN/FLAPS 15/FLAPS 30. I KEPT AIRSPEED HIGHER TO SHORT FINAL AS THE AIRCRAFT JUST FELT UNDER POWERED. LOW POWER SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS GAVE TYPICAL RESULTS. TOUCHDOWN POWER WITH BETA REACTED IN A NORMAL FASHION. RESETTING CONDITION LEVER GAVE A TYPICAL RESULT IN ENGINE NOISE.