Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
September 17, 2024
Submitted
September 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC95
Aircraft time
42,349 hours, 50,718 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
30,180 hours, 38,049 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Low Torque
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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

TAXIED FROM THE RAMP INTO THE RUN UP AREA, DID RUN UPS AS NORMAL NOTHING ABNORMAL DETECTED. TOOK OFF 16L REACHED V1 AND ROTATED AS I NOTICED THE PLANE WAS A LITTLE SLUGGISH TO LEAVE THE GROUND AS I GOT AIRBORNE I NOTICED THE TORQUE FOR THE LEFT ENGINE STARTING TO CLIMB I TRIED TO PULL IT BACK BUT IT CONTINUED TO CLIMB. I THEN SECURED THE ENGINE AS THE TORQUE WAS GOING PAST 4500 AND NOTICED I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM HADN’T FEATHERED SO I FEATHERED IT AND GOT MY PERFORMANCE BACK. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED LEFT FOR A DOWNWIND TO RETURN TO 16L. AS I TURNED BASE I NOTICED IT WOULD BE SAFER AND EASIER TO LAND 16R SO I SWITCHED TO 16R AND LANDED NO FLAPS WITHOUT ISSUE. I EXITED A5 AND SHUTDOWN THE PLANE AND WAITED FOR THE TUG TO TAKE ME BACK TO THE RAMP.

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