Service difficulty report · Engine · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
December 27, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Engine
Pwa PT6A68
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, 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 OPERATOR REPORTED AN ENGINE UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN ON GROUND SHORTLY AFTER LANDING. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE PILOT DID 2 POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PMS) RESET`S DUE TO POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT, PMU FAULT. THE FLIGHT DATA SHOWED THAT THE PILOT DID RESET THE PMS TWICE WITH POWER CONTROL LEVER MOVEMENT IN BETWEEN BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN HAPPENED. ENGINEERING IS TRYING TO GET MORE FLIGHT DATA FOR REVIEW.