Service difficulty report · Fuel Control

Difficulty date
April 18, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 T/O, BEFORE V1 SPEED, THE PILOT OBSERVED A REDUCTION OF ALL PARAMETERS OF ENGINE NR 1 A TORQUE DROP TO 0. THE T/O WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE RAMP. POST EVENT INSPECTION FOUND A FRACTURED P3 AIR TUBE. THIS IS THE SECOND SIMILAR EVENT ON THIS ENGINE. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.