What was found
ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS SHOWED A CLIMBING TREND IN THE MAGNESIUM AND IRON AMOUNTS. AFTER THREE SAMPLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, REMOVED ENGINE AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2001
- Submitted
- September 21, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N317NA
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial
- 223
- Aircraft time
- 2,556 hours, 4,471 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67B
- Engine time
- 2,556 hours, 3,807 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- PT6A67B
- Part serial
- PR0079
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Front
- Part time
- 2,556 hours, 3,807 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.