Service difficulty report · Sense Line

Difficulty date
February 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Sense Line
Condition
Fractured
Location
P3 Air
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN SETTING POWER JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF, DG GEN AND HYDRAULIC PUMP WARNINGS OCCURRED. THE ENGINE PARAMETERS, NH AND NP SPEEDS WERE LOW, AND TEMPERATURE HIGH. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO POWER LEVER MOVEMENTS AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. AFTER ELECTRICAL RESET, ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE RESULTED IN HANG STARTS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A FRACTURED P3 AIR SENSING TUBE WHICH WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.