Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
February 28, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IFSD ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BETWEEN FEB. 28TH AND MAR. 4TH, DURING FINAL APPROACH, AS POWER WAS REDUCED, THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. EACH TIME, AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOR THESE EVENTS FOCUSED ON THE FUEL SYSTEM HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED. TROUBLESHOOTING WILL CONTINUE ON THE FAULTY ENGINE AFTER IT IS INSTALLED ON AN AIRCRAFT IN THE SHOP FOR A MAJOR MAINTENANCE CHECK.