Service difficulty report · Engine · Lkheed 188C

Difficulty date
July 12, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 188C
Aircraft time
14,365 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Propeller
Allsn A6441FN606
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) TAXIING TO TANKER BASE AFTER LANDING. ENGINE SHIFT-DOWN WAS SELECTED MOMENTARILY BY AIRCREW, HOWEVER ENGINE SPEED SOLENOID SWITCH WAS NOT GIVEN TIME TO LATCH. ENGINE RPM HAD SPOOLED DOWN TO "LOW" AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SPOOLED BACK UP. AIRCREW NOTICED A RISE IN TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE AND ELECTED TO SHUT ENGINE OFF VIA THE FUEL/IGNITION SWITCH. THE TRANSIENT RPM CONDITION OF THE ENGINE AND NOT USING THE EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND FEATHER HANDLE RESULTED IN A TORQUE SHAFT DECOUPLE OF THE ENGINE. ACFT 3 ENGINE FERRY FLIGHT PROCEDURES WERE CARRIED OUT BY MX, OPERATIONS AND DOM IAW COMPANY MCM/MPM AND ACFT RETURN TO MAIN BASE FOR QEC REPLACEMENT.