Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 10, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
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) SOON AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB, ENGINE POWER ROLLED BACK CLOSE TO IDLE SPEED. ENGINE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO PLA INPUT. CREW ACTIVATED PLA AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST LANDING INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EXTERNAL FINDINGS ON ENGINE. GROUND RUN WAS CARRIED OUT WITH IDLE SPEED REACHING 47 PERCENT NG AND NO RESPONSE TO PLA. THE FCU WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE SENT BACK TO OVERHAUL SHOP. SUBJECT FCU WAS O/H AND PROVIDED TO OPERATOR. ENGINE MFG REQUESTED THE FCU TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION.

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