Service difficulty report · Connector · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
June 15, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft time
26,349 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UG
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTURE CLIMBING THROUGH 7500FT THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE.CREW PULLED THE QRH AND FOLLOWED THE DRILLS AND WERE GETTING 10-20% FLUCTUATION CAUSING THE A/C TO YAW RADICALLY LEFT AND RIGHT AT ALL POWER SETTINGS WITH TTL ON OR OFF SO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN WAS PERFORMED AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MTCE ENGINE RUNUPS CONFIRMED THE TQ FLUCTUATIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A LOOSE PIN CONNECTION ON THE RT ENGINE STRAIN GAUGE CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTION WAS REPAIRED AND THE A/C WAS RUN UP AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.