Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
April 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW545A
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) AT FL350 THE LT ENGINE N1 SPEED ROLLED BACK 5 PERCENT UNCOMMANDED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE LEVER INPUTS. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE SLIGHTLY BUT EVENTUALLY STABILIZED AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND POST FLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING. WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.