Service difficulty report · Engine · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
March 17, 2025
Submitted
March 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443CA
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
031US
Aircraft time
2,373 hours, 2,547 cycles
Engine
Lyc TEO540C1A
Part
Engine
Part number
TEO540C1A
Part serial
L16484A
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Left
Part time
2,325 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE LT ENGINE DROPPED TO 15" MAP AND THEN RETURNED TO 36" MAP ~3 TIMES. AFTER ~10 MORE SECONDS THE LT ENGINE MAP DROPPED TO 0" AND THE POWER PERCENTAGE INDICATED 0 FOR ~20 SECONDS. THE LT ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KPWM. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS OR LEAKS WERE NOTED DURING POST EVENT INSPECTION. POST EVENT GROUND RUNS WERE NORMAL. GARMIN AND DLU DATA FILES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. THE ENGINE AND ECU HARNESS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURE FOR EVALUATION.