Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC2*

Difficulty date
September 13, 2005
Submitted
October 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2*
Aircraft time
20,784 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) FIVE MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1000FT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A CONSTANT VIBRATION. TEMPS AND PRESSURES WERE CHECKED NORMAL. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NR 1 CYLINDER PISTON HAD BEEN DRIVEN INTO CONTACT WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD, TWO OTHER CYLINDERS HAD NO COMPRESSION, AND THE OIL SCREEN WAS FULL OF METAL. A TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN AVAILABLE.