Sa-227 captain reported experiencing an engine problem shortly after takeoff. Reporter shut down the...

Attributes
ACN	1527667
Time
Date	201803
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	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After taking off; at around 800 feet; the left engine began bypassing. I referred to the emergency checklist and followed the bypass light checklist. While performing the checklist; the engine eventually rolled back to idle. Having been so close to the airport; I elected to return to the airport and shut down the engine as it was severely reducing performance; as I was unable to climb. After shutting the engine down I landed without incident and shut down when cleared of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SA-227 Captain reported experiencing an engine problem shortly after takeoff. Reporter shut down the problem engine and returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: After taking off; at around 800 feet; the left engine began bypassing. I referred to the Emergency checklist and followed the bypass light checklist. While performing the checklist; the engine eventually rolled back to idle. Having been so close to the airport; I elected to return to the airport and shut down the engine as it was severely reducing performance; as I was unable to climb. After shutting the engine down I landed without incident and shut down when cleared of the runway.

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.

Sa-227 captain reported experiencing an engine problem shortly after takeoff. Reporter shut down the problem engine and returned to the departure airport.