Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
June 4, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 STARTED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO POWER LEVER INPUT. PILOT ELECTED TO USE EMERGENCY MANUAL OVERRIDE LEVER TO TAXI FOR TAKE OFF. PILOT APPLIED EMERGENCY MANUAL OVERRIDE LEVER FOR TAKEOFF AND DURING TAKEOFF ROLL HE NOTICED SUBSTANTIAL FLAMES COMING OUT THE EXHAUST EJECTORS. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND CALLED FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. PRATT AND WHITNEY WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO TRANSPORT CANADA THROUGH SUBSEQUENT SERVICE DIFFICULTY REVIEW MEETING AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS OR OTHER AGREED UPON COMMUNICATIONS.

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