Service difficulty report · Engine · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
May 26, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
5,497 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Engine
Part number
R1820
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) ZERO TIME TSO ENGINE AFTER 3.3 HOURS UPON 3RD FLIGHT DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEM RISING UNCONTROLLABLY OVER RED LINE AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. RETARDANT LOAD WAS JETTISONED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED THEN ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL FOUND IN MAIN OIL SCREEN AND PROP WAS DIFFICULT TO ROTATE.