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BE20 pilot on test flight after engine overhaul has power lever connector come loose. Vectors to airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339895 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ptk |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200/Huron |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 339895 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On a maintenance flight to test an overhauled right engine. The engine connection to the right engine power lever came loose and the engine reduced to idle power as designed. I performed a precautionary engine shutdown and elected to ask for emergency assistance for vectors to pontiac. ATC was very helpful and I returned to the field without incident. There was no damage to the aircraft or engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE20 PLT ON TEST FLT AFTER ENG OVERHAUL HAS PWR LEVER CONNECTOR COME LOOSE. VECTORS TO ARPT.
Narrative: ON A MAINT FLT TO TEST AN OVERHAULED R ENG. THE ENG CONNECTION TO THE R ENG PWR LEVER CAME LOOSE AND THE ENG REDUCED TO IDLE PWR AS DESIGNED. I PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN AND ELECTED TO ASK FOR EMER ASSISTANCE FOR VECTORS TO PONTIAC. ATC WAS VERY HELPFUL AND I RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ENG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.