Service difficulty report · Engine · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
August 26, 2005
Submitted
October 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
7,230 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE ON FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES FROM BASE WHEN THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN BACKFIRING AND RUNNING ROUGH. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND METAL IN THE MAIN OIL SCREEN DURING INVESTIGATION. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.