Service difficulty report · Engine · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
November 5, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft time
1,712 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F, E

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT & AS THE PILOT WAS SHUTTING THE ENG DOWN VIA THE CONDITION LEVER, CLA, BEFORE THE ENG CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TEMP INCREASED & FIRE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE FIREWALL SHUT OFF WAS USED & THE ENG SHUT DOWN. DATA DOWNLOAD FROM THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SHOWED THE ENG FUEL FLOW COMING DOWN TO 0 FOR A PERIOD OF 4 SEC, BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TO A SUB IDLE FLOW. THE ENG WAS REMOVED FOR OVERTEMP REPAIRS BEFORE WHICH THE FUEL CONTROL RIGGING WAS CHECKED & REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE & SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.