Service difficulty report · Indicator · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
September 9, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine Torque
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LAST OPERATIONS BEFORE LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THAT NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION WAS DECREASING WHILE NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE WAS INCREASING. ITT THEN SUDDENLY DASHED OUT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT LANDING AND RETURNED TO POINT OF ORIGIN. ITT CAME BACK ON, BUT WAS FLUCTUATING. DURING RETURN TO BASE ITT WAS REPORTED GOING FROM 0 TO 1500 DEG AND DASHING OUT AGAIN. THE ACFT SAFELY LANDED BACK TO POINT OF DEPARTURE.

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