Service difficulty report · Line · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
August 20, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
19,382 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Line
Part number
575776
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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) AC WAS INVOLVED IN LOGGING OPS. AS AC WAS APPROACHING LOG LANDING, PILOTS WERE NOTIFIED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM NR 2 ENG. AC PROCEEDED TO SERVICE LANDING TO HAVE MAINT CREW LOOK AT PROBLEM. ENROUTE, COPILOT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENG WAS INCREASING. COMMAND PILOT ELECTED TO CARRY OUT AN INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF NR2 ENG AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AC CONTINUED ON TO ITS SERVICE LANDING AND MADE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. UPON INSPECTION OF ENG, MAINT CREW DISCOVERED THAT OIL TUBE RUNNING FROM ENG OIL PUMP TO OIL COOLER HAD DEVELOPED CRACK AT B-NUT ATTACHMENT END OF TUBE. ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN STARVED OF OIL. TUBE WAS REPLACED, OIL RESERVOIR WAS REPLENISHED, AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.