Service difficulty report · Engine · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
June 15, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
23,742 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

A/C INVOLVED IN HELI-LOGGING OPS WITH A/C IN HOVER MADE A MODERATE PWR REDUCTION TO REPOSITION GRAPPLE ON A LOG. AS PWR WAS REDUCED A "WHOOSH" SOUND WAS HEARD AND N1 WARNING HORN ACTIVATED FOR NR 2 ENG. FLT CREW IDENTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT NR 2 ENG ENCOUNTERING A ROLL-BACK AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT ENG DOWN TO COUNTER RISING ENG T5 TEMP. WITH ENG SECURED AND NR T5 TEMP LIMITS EXCEEDED FLT CREW ELECTED TO RESTART NR 2 ENG SINCE A/C HAD 15 KILOMETER FERRY FLT BACK TO ITS SERV LANDING. ENG WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED AND A/C RETURNED TO SERV LANDING W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF ENG AND RELATED LINKAGES REVEALED NOTHING ABNORM. ENG FUEL FILTER WAS INSPECTED FOR CONTAM WITH NO FAULT FOUND. AS STA