Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
March 29, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A25
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED REDUCTION IN POWER FOLLOWING TAKE-OFF. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO POINT OF ORIGIN. DURING SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING, THE CHIP DETECTOR WARNING ANNUNCIATED AND METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND ON THE DETECTOR. MFG WILL MONITOR THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT AND WILL ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED.