Service difficulty report · Connector

Difficulty date
March 22, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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

IFSD DURING CRUISE, NP SPEED INCREASED SUDDENLY, WITH CORRESPONDING TORQUE DECREASE. ACFT LANDED IMMEDIATELY, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. SOME CONNECTORS WERE FOUND LOOSE AND FULL OF OIL. ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT, THE SAME HAPPENED (HIGH NP, LOW TQ) BUT THIS TIME THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION. SHORTLY BEFORE LANDING, A FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED, ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PRELIMINARY INSP REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.