Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
February 7, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Not Reported
Stage of operation
CR
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) ACFT EXPERIENCED THE RT PROPELLER GOING TO FLAT PITCH SHORT FINAL, WITH ASSOCIATED YAW OF 35-40 DEGREES. FULL RUDDER AUTHORITY WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE YAW. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. GIVEN THE VFR CONDITIONS THE ACFT RETURNED IN THE PATTERN FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT. NO ABNORMAL OR WARNING ANNUNCIATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE SECOND ATTEMPT RESULTED IN THE SAME NON-RECOVERABLE YAW. A SECOND GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. ACFT RETURNED A THIRD TIME TO THE LONGEST AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND LANDED WITH APPROXIMATELY 15-18 PERCENT POWER. THE THIRD ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A NORMAL LANDING. AFTER LANDING, THE SUBSEQUENT TAXI AND GROUND MANEUVERING WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL.