Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
August 6, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Left
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) DURING TAKEOFF, AT ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FT LT ENGINE PROPELLER SPEED NP, DROPPED DOWN FROM 99 PERCENT TO 7PERCENT, TORQUE, TQ, DROPPED FROM 90 TO 0. THE RT ENGINE TORQUE, TQ, UPTRIMMED TO 102. PILOT SELECTED POWER MANAGEMENT TO MAX CONTINUOUS. 10 SECONDS LATER THE LT AND RT ENGINE PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL. ACFT TURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.