Service difficulty report · Carriage · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 24, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
24,919 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Rotol R321482F8
Part
Carriage
Condition
Failed
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT PILOT NOTICED DECREASE IN TORQUE AND INCREASE IN TEMP, RE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF ENGINE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. TURN THE PROP OVER BY HAND, VERY ROUGH SOUND NOTICED FROM BLADES INSIDE ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED, NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. TC: FOLLOW-UP/TEARDOWN REPORT EXPECTED FROM OPERATOR. .REPORT RECEIVED 2000/10/13 :THE COMPRESSOR BEARING CARRIER MOUNT THREADED STUDS, PULLED FROM THE GEAR CASE CASTING ALLOWING THE MAIN ROTATING GROUP TO LOSE ITS ROTATIONAL AND AXIAL POSITION AND SHIFT FORWARD.