Service difficulty report · Engine · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 1, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
4,135 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Engine
Condition
Reads High
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND AT ABOUT 1,000 FT. ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, PILOT GLANCED DOWN AT THE EIS (ENGINE INDICATING SYSTEM). AT THIS TIME HE NOTED TORQUE WAS INDICATING ABOVE 60 PSI AND THE RED WARNING ANNUNCIATOR WAS FLASHING. HOWEVER, THE PILOT ALSO NOTED THAT ITT AND NG, BEING IN HIGH-600`S AND MID-90% RANGE RESPECTIVELY, WERE WITHIN LIMITS. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ENGINE SURGING OR STALLING, AND NOTHING OUT OF THE NORM, FOR THAT MATTER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LEVELED THE NOSE AND REDUCED POWER. AT THIS TIME HE NOTED THAT TORQUE REDUCED TO 20 PSI AND ALL OTHER INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE POWER BACK UP AND THE TORQUE INCREASED RAPIDLY TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 PSI. HE THEN REDUCED THE POWER AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING IS GOING ON.