Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
November 16, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Garrtt ATF36
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE FIRE DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN ON 10/2/2006, PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. PROBABLE CAUSE OF FIRE FOUND TO BE MISSING ROLL PIN FROM ATOMIZER, FUEL, INTEGRAL FLOW DIVIDER. MISSING PIN PERMITTED ATOMIZER SHROUD TO MOVE, DEFLECTING FUEL FLOW AWAY FROM COMBUSTION CHAMBER UPSTREAM IN THE ATOMIZER. HOT GASSES FROM COMBUSTION CHAMBER WERE PERMITTED TO FLOW INTO THE CAVITY BETWEEN ATOMIZER AND ATOMIZER SHROUD CAUSING FUEL TO IGNITE IN THE ATOMIZER. FIRE BURNED THROUGH FUEL ATOMIZER PILOT DIAMETER AND THROUGH THE COMBUSTOR CASE. MISSING ROLL PIN LOCATION IN THE ENGINE ASSY IS FULLY CAPTURED BY FUEL ATOMIZER SLEEVE PN 3002830-1. NO EVIDENCE OF THE MISSING WAS FOUND DURING DI