Service difficulty report · Oil Jet · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 7, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
27,027 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Oil Jet
Part number
31035811
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT HAD LANDED AND WAS TAXING BACK TO HANGER WHEN RT ENG HAD SHUT ITSELF DOWN WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE CAPTAIN. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED OF ISSUE AND WHEN TURNING THE PROP OVER BY HAND A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS NOTED. AT THAT TIME TURBINE SHOP WAS NOTIFIED. ENGINE GEARBOX WAS REMOVED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE NOISE WAS. WHEN GEARBOX WAS REMOVED EVIDENCE OF METAL WAS NOTED IN THE ENG. CAUSE OF NOISE AND METAL WAS NOTED FROM AN ACCESSORY DRIVE OIL JET THAT HAD BROKEN OFF AND JAMMED INTO THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE GEAR AND CAUSED THE TEETH OF THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE GEAR TO GRIND OFF THE GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP AND NOT SUPPLY ANYMORE FUEL TO THE ENG. ENG WAS FLUSHED OF ALL METAL AND A COMPLETE INSP CARRIED OUT ON GEAR CASE TO MAKE SURE NO MORE ISSUES WERE PREVALENT. A NEW OIL JET WAS INSTALLED AND THE TWO IDLER GEARS WERE CHANGED. THE ENG WAS PUT BACK TOGETHER WITH NO OTHER ISSUES.