Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 6, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION IN FLIGHT AND WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE PILOT DUE TO AN ASSOCIATED ITT INCREASE TOWARDS RED-LINE. AN INFLT RELIGHT CARRIED OUT AND THE INCIDENT REOCCURRED. THE ENGINE WAS AGAIN SHUT DOWN.A SECOND RELIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY TO THROTTLEINPUTS. PWC WILL INVESTIGATE THE EVENT AND WILL SUPPLIMENT THIS REPORT TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE ONCE DETERMINED.

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