Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
December 12, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN IFSD OF THE RT ENGINE DURING ASCENT PASSING 4000 FT. THE PILOT NOTED A DROP OF TORQUE, THEN NG AND NP, WITH THE ITT GOING UP. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION CONTROL. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND LANDED SAFELY. ON GROUND THEY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND NOTED METALLIC MATERIAL FROM THE EXHAUST DUCTS.