Maintenance and Modifications
Pilatus to retrofit PC-12s with engine fix
Pilatus Aircraft is working with engine supplier Pratt & Whitney Canada and Woodward Governor of Rockford, Ill., to roll out an “aggressive campaign” to re

Pilatus Aircraft is working with engine supplier Pratt & Whitney Canada and Woodward Governor of Rockford, Ill., to roll out an “aggressive campaign” to retrofit the entire fleet of more than 500 PC-12s with improved fuel control units (FCUs).

The PC-12, a single-engine turboprop, has been involved in six full or partial engine failures in recent months, apparently due to fuel leakage. Two of the four incidents that occurred in flight resulted in successful deadstick landings (AIN, March, page 3). The other two managed to regain full or partial power.

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