Aircraft equipment problem. High egt low torque engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	315339
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	315339
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	315501
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After departing lga, climbing through 10000 ft, right engine torque dropped 30 percent and egt of right engine indicating exceedingly high. Performed precautionary shutdown of right engine, all checklists complied with. Declared emergency, landed at ewr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. HIGH EGT LOW TORQUE ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING LGA, CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT, R ENG TORQUE DROPPED 30 PERCENT AND EGT OF R ENG INDICATING EXCEEDINGLY HIGH. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF R ENG, ALL CHKLISTS COMPLIED WITH. DECLARED EMER, LANDED AT EWR.

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.