Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
December 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Stage of operation
CR
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 CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTICED ENGINE SURGE WITH ASSOCIATED NOISE AND YAW MOVEMENT. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH ENGINE WAS THE CAUSE OF SURGE. THEY NOTICED BOTH ENGINE TORQUES AND WITNESSED VARIABLE FLUCTUATIONS AS WITH BOTH RPM INDICATORS. ENGINE PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL EXCEPT ENGINE NR 2 OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WHICH REDUCED TO ZERO AND FLUCTUATED ABOVE 20 PSI. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE NR 2 AND PERFORMED A SINGLE ENGINE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING ONGOING.