Service difficulty report · Engine · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, R
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) PILOT REPORTED NR 2 ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT TOP OF CLIMBOUT, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A SURGE AND POWER LOSS. PILOT PREPARED FOR A RUN-ON LANDING. NR 2 ENG WAS SECURED, PASSENGERS WERE BRIEFED AND TRAFFIC AND DISPATCH WERE ALERTED. NR 1 ENG WENT TO 124 PERCENT TORQUE AFTER NR 2 ENG POWER LOSS. SUCCESSFUL RUN-ON LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ACFT WAS GROUND-TAXIED TO PARKING AREA. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED.

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