Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
January 11, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
311989209
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Part time
253 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING DURING REVERSING OF PROPELLER, GROUND IDLE POWER WENT LOW CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. PROPELLER RPM REDUCED THE PROPELLER GOT INTO FEATHER POSITION. ITT INCREASED TO 880 C FOR 1 SECOND. PILOT TRIED TO REDUCE ITT BUT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT ITT OF 800C. PILOT TRIED TWICE TO START THE ENGINE BUT ENDED UP WITH THE SAME PHENOMENON. SECOND EVENT DETAILS: P&WC CRM PWC-37572-F8B7 DURING STARTING, ENGINE IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE TO IDLE SPEED (45 TO 60 SEC). AFTER LANDING WHILE REDUCING POWER LEVER TO GROUND IDLE, NG DROPPED TO 55% RETURNED TO GROUNG IDLE. THIS IS A REPETITIVE EVENT (EARLIER REPORTED THRU CRM CASE 37483). ROOTCUASE: FCU (PN 3119892-09, S/N 19322919, 252.6 TSN) REMOVED - ISSUE RESOLVED. RFA 15FLD00080 HAS BEEN RAISED UNDER WARRANTY INVESTIGATION. FCU SENT FOR SUPPLIER INVESTIGATION. 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.