Service difficulty report · Sensor

Difficulty date
March 24, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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) DURING CLIMB, THE CREW NOTICED TORQUE, NH AND NP INDICATION FLUCTUATIONS AND EXCEEDINGS. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION CHECKED AND CLEANED VARIOUS SENSORS AND CONNECTORS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND, ON THE FOLLOWING 5TH FLIGHT, THE SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. THE ENGINE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE BUT NOT SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR AND THE PROPELLER VALVE MODULE, AIRFRAME. GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY ANOMALIES NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.