Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
October 10, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A68
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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 FLIGHT, THE PILOT RECEIVED A CHIP DETECTOR WARNING. HE THEN LANDED SAFELY, OFF-BASE, WITH THE ENGINE OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL IT WAS SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND A METALLIC CHIP ON THE DETECTOR. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND FORWARDED FOR INVESTIGATION.