Service difficulty report · Engine · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
November 3, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
35,379 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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) UPON DEPARTURE/CLIMB PHASE OF FLIGHT, LT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. FLIGHT CREW MONITORED GAUGES AND NOTICED LT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE HAD EXCEEDED RED LINE LIMIT. SHORTLYAFTER ENGINE POWER BEGAN TO SURGE. LT POWER LEVER WAS REDUCED IN SMALL INCREMENTS AND INTIALLY EASED SURGING. AFTER SHORT BREIFING TO PASSENGERS, ENGINE SURGING RETURNED AND WAS WORSENING, DECISION WAS THEN MADE TO SHUT-DOWN ENGINE. FLIGHT CREW DECIDED THAT THE MOST ADEQUATE PLACE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISLAND LAKE, MANITOBA. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFU L. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE AND BROUGHT BACK TO WINNIPEG FOR TEAR DOWN AND ANALYSIS. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW ONCE TEAR DOWN IS COMPLETE.