What was found
DURING CLIMB A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WITH FLUCTUATING MANIFOLD PRESSURE. ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. MAGNETO DROPS WERE NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2024
- Submitted
- April 8, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N236CH
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E502
- Aircraft time
- 29,880 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- IO520BB
- Part serial
- 1035548
- Condition
- Power Loss
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 2,494 hours
- Component
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.