Service difficulty report · Turbocharger · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
September 29, 2017
Submitted
October 3, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N713HX
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40N309
Aircraft time
716 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
716 hours
Propeller
Mtprop MTV6R
Part
Turbocharger
Part number
E4A41100000
Part serial
SB5026746400015
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Part time
516 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT DURING A CRUISE SEGMENT OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN THE POWER LOST. AS A PRECAUTION THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. FOUND THE TURBOCHARGER SEIZED.

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