Service difficulty report · Sensor · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 3, 2016
Submitted
September 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC520
Aircraft time
26,830 hours, 29,647 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Sensor
Part number
8691691
Part serial
247630
Condition
Frozen
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, DISCOVERED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS UN-RESPONSIVE TO POWER LEVER MOVEMENT. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED. AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE LEFT ENGINE POWER LEVER CONTROL SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. AFTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE INLET, P2T2, SENSOR THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES REGARDING THIS SYSTEM.