Service difficulty report · Engine · Frchld SA227CC

Difficulty date
January 5, 2007
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227CC
Aircraft time
19,881 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UA
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Engine
Part number
TPE33111U6
Part serial
P44616C
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON SHORT FINAL A "POP" WAS HEARD SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF A DOOR SEAL. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED A BIT YET NOT ENOEGH TO ALERT THE FLIGHT CREW THAT IT WAS ANYTHING MORE THAN TURBULENCE. OIL PRESSURE WAS NOTED TO BE DROPPING. AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURED ON THE LH SIDE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND NOT IN THE AIR. UPON MAINTENANCE INITIAL REVIEW MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO NOTED DAMAGE AT THE FRONT, GEARBOX, OF THE ENGINE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WIL BE CARRIED WHEN ENGINE ARRIVES AT THE OEM. MORE DETAILS THEN. (TC# 20070108009)