Service difficulty report · Engine · Grumav G21

Difficulty date
October 27, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grumav G21
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nacelle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTICED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ON LAST FLIGHT. PROCEEDED TO DO PERFORMANCE RUNS ON GROUND AND FOUND ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP POWER. MAINTENANCE PULLED OIL SCREENS AND FOUND SEVERE METAL CONTAMINATION IN SUMP. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT.