Service difficulty report · Engine · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
September 8, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
27,139 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE DEPARTING AREA WITH AN AIRSPEED OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND A 500 FT PER MINUTE RATE OF DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE N1 LOW RPM AUDIO HORN SOUNDED ALONG WITH ILLUMINATION OF NR 2 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. A SCAN OF THE ENGINE GAUGES REVEALED THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD LOW N1 RPM WITH A CLIMBING T5 TEMP. THE FLIGHT CREW IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS AN ENG ROLL BACK AND ONCE THE LOAD WAS SAFELY JETTISONED, A SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS CARRIED OUT. THE ACFT THEN RETURNED TO ITS SERVICE LANDING AND MADE AN SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE T5 RECORDING SYS REVEALED THE ENGINE TEMP HAD REACHED 798 DEGREES C. THE ENGINE, FREE TURBINE ASSY AND FCU WERE REPLACED AND AFTER A COMPLETE GROUND CHECK THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ENGINE, FREE TURBINE AND (FCU) WERE RETURNED TO MFG FOR AN OVER TEMP INSP AND EVALUATION AS TO A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ROLL BACK.