Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
September 22, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) DURING TEST FLIGHT, AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE FRESHLY O/H P/S, DURING AN AUTO-ROTATION MANEUVER, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND RECEIVED A CHIP DETECTOR WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY LAND THE ACFT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE P/S GAS GENERATOR CASE SPLIT OPEN WITH FRAGMENTS HAVING EXITED THE ENGINE AND DAMAGING THE ENGINE DECK. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND FORWARDED TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION.