Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
July 26, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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

HIGH ITT, IFSD DURING CLIMB, THE NR 2 ENGINE TEMP STARTED CLIMBING AND CONTINUED TO DO SO AFTER THE PILOTS PULLED THE POWER BACK. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY, SINGLE ENGINE AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. POST LANDING INSP FOUND THE PROPELLER HARD TO ROTATE. THE ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.