Service difficulty report · P3 Tube

Difficulty date
July 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
P3 Tube
Part number
3017394
Condition
Fractured
Location
Fuel Control
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT THE #2 ENGINE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHED MINIMUM FUEL FLOW. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO MANUAL, THE POWER WAS RESTORED AND THE FLIGHT COMPLETED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE P3 TUBE WAS FRACTURED AT THE END OF THE TUBE.