A PA-31 air taxi flight crew shut down the left engine after takeoff because of loss of power. They returned to departure airport.

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Attributes
ACN	891401
Time
Date	201006
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	PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 1300
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After takeoff left engine surged and began to lose power. Returned to [departure] airport to land. Engine was secured before landing. Landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA-31 air taxi Flight Crew shut down the left engine after takeoff because of loss of power. They returned to departure airport.

Narrative: After takeoff left engine surged and began to lose power. Returned to [departure] airport to land. Engine was secured before landing. Landed without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.