Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
March 14, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Part time
23,502 hours, 22,514 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) FOUND BETA CNTRL SYS WAS JAMMED. BETA CNTRL SLEEVE HAD WORN AGAINST PROPSHAFT DIA. RGB WAS REBUILT, IDENTICAL FAILURE IN TEST CELL. RGB WAS REBUILT, TESTED, RETURNED. NOT INSTALLED BUT RETURNED BECAUSE OF LOOSE MOUNT RING ON RGB. CORRECTED, ENG TESTED OK IN TEST CELL BEFORE BEING RETURNED TO OPER. OPER USED ENG FOR SHORT PERIOD UNTIL METAL WAS FOUND ON RGB CHIP DETECTOR AND IN OIL FILTER. ENG LOST ALL ITS OIL FROM IMPROPERLY SECURED FILTER BOWL, WAS EXPOSED TO PERIOD OF WINDMILLING OPERATION WITHOUT OIL. ENG HAS BEEN RETURNED TO O/H FACILITY. SOURCE OF METAL IN OIL WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM ABRASIVE CONTACT WEAR BETWEEN BETA CNTRL SLEEVE, PROP SHAFT. NO EFFECTS NOTED FROM WINDMILLING WITH LIMITED OIL.