Service difficulty report · Engine · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 16, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0416
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Engine
Part number
IO240B
Condition
Stalled
Part time
979 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING POWER ON STALL THE PROPELLER CAME TO A FULL STOP, THROTTLE WAS AT 1700 RPM AND THE NOSE POINTED UP FOR A STALL CONFIGURATION AND ON POWER APPLICATION THE ENGINE CAME TO A FULL STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN POINTED NOSE DOWN, THE PROPELLER STARTED WIND MILLING AND ON THROTTLE APPLICATION THE ENGINE RE-STARTED. A/C RETURNED TO BASE WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS WAS A NEW RETROFIT EQUIPPED A/C WITH A COMPLETE -54 ENGINE CONFIGURATION. MFG WERE INFORMED AND THE COMPONENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE TESTED AND REMOVED BY MFG AT THE END OF THIS WEEK. (TC NR 20071018001)

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