Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
July 31, 2005
Submitted
October 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB FOLLOWING A WATER DROP, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND THE PROPELLER AUTO-FEATHERED. THE MECHANICAL FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND FUEL PUMP WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. PWC WILL INVESTIGATE THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED.