Service difficulty report · Engine · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
November 25, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING AN OFFSHORE FLIGHT IN A HEAVY RAIN CONDITION PILOT HEARD FEW POPS ON ENGINE NR 2, ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS IN BETWEEN, PILOT BROUGHT THE ENGINE TO IDLE AND ENGINE WAS FINE AND ALL PARAMETERS ARE OK. PILOT TRIED TO INCREASE POWER AGAIN SAME SURGE REPEATED, HE BROUGHT BACK THE ENGINE TO IDLE UNTIL APPROACHING TO LAND THEN HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE DURING FLIGHT AND LANDED SAFELY.

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