TBM850 pilot reported an engine failure at altitude; recovered power using the secondary power contr...

Attributes
ACN	1445832
Time
Date	201704
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	TBM 700/TBM 850
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Direct Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Control
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 47 Flight Crew Total 1320 Flight Crew Type 162
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Departed on an IFR flight plan north with 4 passengers on board. At flight level 250 I requested lower and was given descend to flight level 240. I powered back for the descent and at 24;000 feet powered back up using primary torque/throttle control for level flight and did not get a response as I continued to descend. I brought power to close and repowered and did not get a response and pulled nose up to maintain altitude. At that point I got a gear down aural message that led me to believe I had lost the engine. I notified ATC that I had an engine failure and wanted vectors to the nearest airport. After getting established on a course to ZZZ while descending I activated the secondary power control lever and the power came back. I informed ATC that I had recovered power and continued to a safe landing at ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TBM850 pilot reported an engine failure at altitude; recovered power using the secondary power control lever and diverted to a safe landing.

Narrative: Departed on an IFR flight plan north with 4 passengers on board. At Flight Level 250 I requested lower and was given descend to Flight Level 240. I powered back for the descent and at 24;000 feet powered back up using primary Torque/Throttle control for level flight and did not get a response as I continued to descend. I brought power to close and repowered and did not get a response and pulled nose up to maintain altitude. At that point I got a gear down aural message that led me to believe I had lost the engine. I notified ATC that I had an engine failure and wanted vectors to the nearest airport. After getting established on a course to ZZZ while descending I activated the secondary power control lever and the power came back. I informed ATC that I had recovered power and continued to a safe landing at ZZZ.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.