Service difficulty report · Engine · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
July 5, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
6,152 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS THE PILOT NOTICED AN INCREASE IN OIL TEMPERATURE AND A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YKA. THE MAIN OIL SCREEN AND THE HIGH CAPACITY OIL SCREENS WERE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. BOTH FILTERS HAD STEEL AND ALUMINUM CONTAMINATION. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A SERVICEABLE ENGINE QCU WAS INSTALLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.