Service difficulty report · Turbine

Difficulty date
January 22, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Turbine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, 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) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AND SMOKE IN CABIN. PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DIVERT TO AIRPORT WERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. POST FLIGHT INSP REVEALED OIL IN THE BYPASS AND THE CORE. INVESTIGATION IS FOCUSING ON THE NR 1 BEARING AREA. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. (TC 20100203002)