What was found
IN-FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED TORQUE FLUCTUATION AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RT ENGINE AND COWLING COVERED WITH OIL. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND CHIP DETECTOR BROKEN CAUSING ALL ENG OIL TO DRAIN FROM POWER SECTION.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N777YP
- Make and model
- Piper PA42720
- Aircraft serial
- 425501008
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A61
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Chip Detector
- Part number
- 3030350
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Eng
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- J, K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.