Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
July 15, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) UNCOMMANDED POWER CHANGE: DURING CRUISE LT ENG REVERTED TO MANUAL MODE. THE PILOT SWITCHED RT ENGINE TO MANUAL MODE AND ADJUSTED TLA ON BOTH ENGINES. SUDDENLY, LT ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY WITH BOTH N2 AND ITT INCREASING. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, REDUCED TLA AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT AIRPORT WITH NO INJURIES. TROUBLESHOOTING ON GOING. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.