Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
October 10, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Engine
Condition
Oscillates
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIR TURN BACK DUE TO TORQUE OSCILLATIONS. PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE NO. 2 ENGINE HAD TORQUE OSCILLATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT TENDED TO MOVE AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. AS PER RECOMMENDATIONS THEY STARTED DOING THE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. 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.