Service difficulty report · Cap · Beech A100

Difficulty date
April 5, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
25,035 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Cap
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTS THAT AT THE SECOND TAKEOFF OF TRAINING JUST AFTER SETTING MAX TAKE-OFF POWER AT ABOUT 40-45 KTS, THEY HEARD A SOUND FROM THE ENGINE THAT IT HAD FALL IDLE. PILOT NOTES FEELING THE ACFT SHIFTING TO THE LT. THE CO-PILOT, PNF, NOTICED THE LT TORQUE FALLING TO IDLE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PILOT WAS INITIATING THE RACE FOR TAKEOFF THE PNF CALLED TO REJECT TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. FOLLOWING A SHORT INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED.

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