Service difficulty report · Engine · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
September 8, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
27,139 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtemp
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M, 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 ENG N1 LOW RPM AUDIO HORN SOUNDED ALONG WITH ILLUMINATION OF NR 2 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. A SCAN OF ENG GAUGES REVEALED NR 2 ENG HAD LOW N1 RPM WITH A CLIMBING T5 TEMP. FLT CREW IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS AN ENG ROLL BACK AND SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENGINE CARRIED OUT. ACFT THEN RETURNED TO LANDING AREA AND MADE AN SINGLE ENG LANDING. A POST FLT INSP OF T5 RECORDING SYS REVEALED ENGINE TEMP HAD REACHED 798 DEGREES C. ENGINE, FREE TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT REPLACED AND AFTER A COMPLETE GROUND CHECK ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENGINE, FREE TURBINE AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT WERE RETURNED FOR AN OVER TEMP INSP AND EVALUATION AS TO A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ROLL BACK.