January 11, 201610 yr Well, there I was level at 10,000 in clear air and pulling about 1450 lbs on both engines at 1900 rpms. I took off from KSMF with full fuel tanks about twenty minutes earlier. The left engine quit and I feathered it. About five minutes later the right engine quit. I feathered it and dead sticked into KMYV. Once on the ground, I went through every thing I could think of in terms of flipping switches and neither engine would start. The temp was above freezing at altitude and at the surface. Never had such a problem before. Any ideas? Update: I must have over torqued the engines. There are two red "lines" on the torque gauges. I couldn't find any max torque for take off info so I assumed the upper limit might be a time limited take off setting. Guess it it isn't. "A good landing is one you can walk away from. An excellent landing is one you can taxi away from." Bill in Colorado: Retired Comm: ASEL/AMEL/Instrument CFI: ASEL/AMEL/Instrument
January 18, 201610 yr Did the same. It would help if we had that info right? RESPECTFULLY, GREG CALDERIN
January 18, 201610 yr Author Did the same. It would help if we had that info right? Hi PR, I agree. So, I emailed Carenado and they answered and advised: "The left engine will fail after two minutes if you are overtorquing it." Cheers, Bill "A good landing is one you can walk away from. An excellent landing is one you can taxi away from." Bill in Colorado: Retired Comm: ASEL/AMEL/Instrument CFI: ASEL/AMEL/Instrument
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