Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 180H

Difficulty date
November 9, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 180H
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
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) THE ACFT DESCENDED FROM FL200 WITH THE ENGINE THROTTLE AT IDLE, 61 PERCENT. BEFORE LANDING THE PILOT TRIED TO INCREASE POWER AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE PROPELLER SPEED TO OBTAIN A CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER THEN THE COMPRESSOR SPEED DROPPED TO 43 PERCENT. THE PILOT WAS NONETHELESS ABLE TO MAKE SAFE LANDING. POST FLIGHT GROUND RUNS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BORESCOPE INSPECTION AND P3 AIR LEAK CHECK REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE OPERATOR REMOVED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND SENT IT TO IAI O/H SHOP, NON APPROVED, TO BE INVESTIGATED.

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