Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
February 2, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) POWER LOSS DURING TAXI FOR A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A SMALL NOISE WHICH COULD NOT BE RE-PRODUCED. HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. DURING DESCENT AT DESTINATION, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN, HIGH VIBRATIONS AND N1 FLUCTUATIONS. THE CREW ELECTED TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO IDLE BEFORE PERFORMING AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. (TC 20100209008)