Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 425

Difficulty date
May 28, 2013
Submitted
May 28, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N425RM
Make and model
Cessna 425
Aircraft serial
0180
Aircraft time
6,652 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
6,580 hours, 6,866 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A112
Part serial
PCE12369
Condition
Low Torque
Location
Left
Part time
6,580 hours, 68,660 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PILOT PERFORMED PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS AND ALL OPERATIONS GOOD. ACFT STARTED DOWN RUNWAY AND LT ENGINE STARTED TO AUTOFEATHER AND ENGINE WOULD NOT GO TO FULL POWER. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND ACFT WAS GROUNDED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE DISCREPANCY.

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