Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 10, 2026
Submitted
August 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557PC
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
557
Aircraft time
8,915 hours, 10,920 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A6
Part
Warning Message
Condition
Multiple Ind
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HIGH ITT INDICATIONS WITH SUBSEQUENT EIS IND, INCLUDING CAUTION, WARNING & FLASHING ITT TEMP. ITT TEMP INDNS FLUCTUATE BTWN 920 & 960, REGARDLESS OF TORQUE SETTING. NO SECONDARY INDNS IN COCKPIT TO INCLUDE OIL TEMP NORMAL AS WELL AS ALL OTHER ENG INSTS. NO NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER FROM ENG. NG STAYED CONSISTENT W/ TORQUE SETTING & DID NOT REACT TO ITT. POST FLT NORMAL, NO VISUAL, ODOR OR TOUCH INDNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT WITH WIRING, SHIELDING & ENGINE BAY APPEARED NORMAL. NO AUDIBLE NOISES FROM ENG COOLIING AFTER SHUTDOWN. NO INDN OF EXCESSIVE HEAT ON FUSELAGE, FLT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF INITIAL INDN: 16000MSL, OAT 6, TORQUE APPROX 30.5. IAW ENGINE ITT EMERGENCY CHKLST, DIVERTED FROM FILED AIRPORT & LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MOST SUITABLE AIRFIELD WAS KMEV DUE TO PROX, LESS TERRAIN, & SUITABLE RUNWAYS FOR POWER OFF IF REQUIRED. TORQUE KEPT AT 16PSI TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE UNTIL WITHIN GLIDE RANGE. ONCE WITHIN GLIDE RANGE TORQUE SET TO IDLE FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT.