Service difficulty report · Switch · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
June 25, 2012
Submitted
July 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1134
Aircraft time
5,826 hours, 4,486 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Power Lever
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, NOTICED A STRONG YAW AND RT TORQUE WAS CONSIDERABLY LOWER THEN THE LT BUT CLIMBING. TORQUE QUICKLY RETURNED TO NORMAL, MATCHING THE RT AND NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. MONITORED ENGINE FOR LAST 600 OR 700 FT OF APPROACH. LANDING, ROLL OUT AND TAXI TO PARK, NORMAL. PERFORMED POWER LEVER CAM SWITCH ADJUSTMENT TO BOTH POWER LEVERS IAW AMM 76-11-00. PERFORMED RT ENGINE STATUS RIGGING IAW AMM 76-10-00. GROUND AUTOFEATHER TEST NORMAL WITH EVEN POWER LEVER THROUGH OUT FULL TRAVELS IAW AMM 71-00-00.