Service difficulty report · Torque Sensor · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
September 16, 2013
Submitted
September 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639MM
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
41216
Aircraft time
3,467 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Engine time
4,998 hours
Part
Torque Sensor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE TORQUE MISCOMPARE CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED DURING GROUND RUN. FOUND TORQUE SENSORS DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH ROTATING COMPONENT.

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