Service difficulty report · Probe · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
April 18, 2007
Submitted
April 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft serial
475
Aircraft time
54,077 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Engine time
7,010 hours
Part
Probe
Condition
Iced
Location
Pt2
Part time
7,010 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, EN-ROUTE, AT APPROX 15,000 FT MSL, CREW OBSERVED THE RT ENGINE HORSEPOWER DECREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 600 ACCOMPANIED BY A CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN FUEL FLOW AND TIT. NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN RPM. CAPTAIN UNABLE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN ENGINE HORSEPOWER WITH POWER LEVER MOVEMENT. ENGINE WAS E-HANDLED IAW PROCEDURES IN QRH, ACFT RETURNED & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ENGINE INSPECTED FOR FOD. NONE FOUND. ALL FUEL FILTERS INSPECTED & FOUND CLEAN EXCEPT LOW PRESSURE FILTER WHICH HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL IN IT. LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER REPLACED. MX CREW PERFORMED A LOW & HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN & COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. A