Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
February 25, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Part time
13,226 hours, 14,652 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE WAS REMOVED AFTER A SUSPECTED NR 3 BEARING FAILURE AND OIL CONTAMINATION (METAL IN OIL). REPLACED THE CT DISK & PT DISKS AND TO OVERHAUL BOTH THE GG-PS 0090 & THE POWER SECTION. THIS FINAL REPORT COVERS THE FINDINGS ON THEPOWER SECTION - PS0095, A SEPARATE FINAL REPORT IS BEING ISSUED FOR THE GG SECTION(PS0090)-PT6A-2002-018.IT IS CLEAR NR 3 BEARING SUFFERED FROM ONE OR TWO ROLLERS BECOMING JAMMED IN THE CAGE WHICH SUBS EQUE3NTLY SKIDDED ON THE INNER AND OUTER RACES WEARING THEMSELVES & THE RACEWAYS & GENERATING METAL PARTICLES. THESE WERE GATHERED BY THE SCAVANGE OIL AND PICKED UP IN THE CHIP DETECTOR AND SCAVENGE STRAINERS.