Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
May 11, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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) TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS/IFSD DURING FLIGHT AT 1000 FT ALTITUDE THE ENGINE PARAMETER INDICATIONS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE PILOT TRIED MANUAL MODE AND THE BEEP SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAS MESSAGE "ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL FAIL" APPEARED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURN TO BASE, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING AND FOCUSING ON A POSSIBLE INDICATION PROBLEM CAUSED BY A FAULTY T5 HARNESS.