What was found
AFTER SHUTDOWN THE PROPELLER WAS BEING TURNED THROUGH BY HAND WHICH IS STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR TPE331-5'S. THE PILOT NOTICED A RUBBING NOISE AND THE PROP BECAME HARDER TO TURN. LATER THE PROP COULD NOT BE TURNED.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2003
- Submitted
- December 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N677WA
- Make and model
- Gulstm 690A
- Aircraft serial
- 11243
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE3315251K
- Engine time
- 3,604 hours, 3,735 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- 8957202
- Part serial
- P06472
- Condition
- Seized
- Part time
- 3,604 hours, 3,735 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.