Service difficulty report · Engine · Skrsky S92A

Difficulty date
February 3, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S92A
Aircraft time
796 hours
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Engine
Part serial
920010
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
42 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF, ENGINE NR 2 CHIP LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. AC WAS TURNED AROUND TOWARDS PLACE OF DEPARTURE. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED, ENG NR 2 WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE. DURING A LONG FINAL ON DESCENT, ENGINE WAS BROUGHT BACK ON LINE FOR LANDING. AC LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, RETURNED TO HANGAR FOR INSP. AFTER INVESTIGATION, TECH REPS WERE CONTACTED, RECOMMENDED A GROUND RUN AS OUTLINED IN MM. THIS GROUND RUN WAS CARRIED OUT, THERE WAS NO CHIP LIGHT BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION SOME METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND ON THE CHIP PLUG, IT WAS UPON THE ADVICE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.