Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
January 29, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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) IFSD (SINGLE ENGINE) DURING CRUISE, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WARNING. THE PILOT GAINED AS MUCH ALTITUDE AS HE COULD BEFORE THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. A DEAD STICK LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON BOARD NOR WAS THERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PROPELLER COULD NOT BE ROTATED AND DEBRIS ON CHIP DETECTORS. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (ATSB) ARE INVESTIGATING THIS EVENT. THE LOCAL MFG FSR WAS ON SITE FOR THE PRELIM INSP. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. (TC 20100209002)