Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Airtrc AT802A

Difficulty date
July 11, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT802A
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Torque
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT IS REPORTING TORQUE IS DROPPING FROM 3600 TO 3200 WHILE MAKING TURNS WHEN SPRAYING WITH THE ACFT. TORQUE IS HAVING TO BE MONITORED AND INCREASED TO CARRY THE ACFT THROUGH A TURN. WORK PERFORMED ON ACFT TO DATE: CLOSING CHECK, FCU REPLACED, TRIM STICK CHANGED TO CLASS 17, CLASS WAS INFINITY, HOT SECTION BOROSCOPE, PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND ADJUSTED, PROPELLER GOVERNOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, FIRST GOVERNOR FROM FROST FLYING, PROP WOULD NOT HOLD RPM, SECOND GOVERNOR WILL NOT HOLD TORQUE, P3 FILTER CHECKED, ITT SYSTEM CHECKED, NEW AIR TRACTOR AIR FILTER INSTALLED. NEW PROP GOVERNOR WILL BE INSTALLED.