Service difficulty report · Engine · Bag JETSTM3112

Difficulty date
August 25, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3112
Aircraft time
20,089 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UG
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH THE NR 2 ENGINE LOST POWER, FLAMED OUT AND STARTED TO NEGATIVE TORQUE SIGNAL (NTS). THE PILOTS WENT THROUGH THE PROCEDURE TO SHUT DOWN AND FEATHER THE NR 2 ENGINE AND LANDED THE PLANE SAFELY. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR, GIVING A CONTAMINATION LIGHT, AND METAL IN THE MAIN OIL FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BEFORE THE MAIN FILTER WENT INTO BYPASS. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A GEAR MALFUNCTION IN THE ACCESSORY CASE. THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND THE EXACT CAUSE AND THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WILL DETERMINED AT A REPAIR FACILITY.