Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
September 12, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON A DELIVERY FLIGHT, WHILE AT CRUISE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH TORQUE DROPPING TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FT-LB. AS HE WAS GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE MOVEMENTS, THE PILOT RECOVERED POWER BY THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY POWER LEVER. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED FROM A SCHEDULED STOP, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING AND FOCUSING ON THE P3/PY AIR SYSTEM OR FUEL CONTROL ANOMALY. THIS EVENT WAS ON YESTERDAY`S DAILY AND HAS BEEN ELEVATED TO CAT 2 SINGLE ENGINE AND GIVEN A FILE NUMBER.

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