Service difficulty report · Engine · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft time
3,075 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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) FOLLOWING THROTTLE REDUCTION TO IDLE DURING DESCENT THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHICH FLAMED OUT AGAIN TWICE WHILE BRINGING THROTTLE TO IDLE. ALL EVENTS OCCURRED IN EEC MODE.