Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
December 1, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT RETARDED POWER LEVER (PL) AND NOTICED LEFT HAND ENGINE POWER SUSPENDING AT NP 1900, TQ 750, NG 84%. RIGHT HAND ENGINE HAD NORMAL DECELERATION. BOTH THE FUEL CONTROL LEVERS AT HIGH IDLE. THE PILOT THEN FORWARDED PL AND BOTH ENGINE POWER WENT UP NORMALLY. WHEN THE PILOT RETARDED THE PL AGAIN THE LT ENGINE POWER WAS STILL SUSPENDED. THE PILOT RECYCLED PL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER LANDING THE GROUND TEST COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT. FSR IS TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE CUSTOMER. MANUFACTURER WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE.