Service difficulty report · Gear · Casa C212200

Difficulty date
May 19, 2014
Submitted
May 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467CS
Make and model
Casa C212200
Aircraft serial
167
Aircraft time
11,954 hours, 14,914 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110R
Engine time
9,866 hours, 10,330 cycles
Part
Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A JUMP RUN, WHILE IN CRUISE, THE LT ENGINE CHIP LIGHT FLICKERED MOMENTARILY & THEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUSPECT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LT ENGINE. R & R ENGINE. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. TEARDOWN OF FAILED ENGINE, DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE GEARS ON THE TORQUE SENSOR DRIVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, BREAKING INTO THREE SECTIONS & DROPPED METAL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GEARBOX. THIS CAUSED THE FUEL CONTROL DRIVE TRAIN TO STOP ROTATING, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENG. THIS PREVENTED THE SCAVENGE PUMP & OIL PUMPS FROM MOVING DEBRIS THROUGH THE REST OF THE ENGINE.