Service difficulty report · Line

Difficulty date
May 23, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW127G
Part
Line
Condition
Broken
Location
P3 Sensing
Stage of operation
AP
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) DURING APPROACH, AN ENGINE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND A BROKEN P3 AIR SENSING TUBE AT THE FUEL CONTROL. THE TUBE WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.