Service difficulty report · Engine · Curtis C46AAIRLIFT

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Curtis C46AAIRLIFT
Aircraft time
22,557 hours
Engine
Pwa R280075
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

(CAN) ACFT WAS ON PPC RIDE. LEFT ENGINE OIL QTY WAS OBSERVED TO BE LOW AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND PROPELLER FEATHERED. ACFT LANDED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONLY 8 GALLONS LEFT IN THE TANK. THE OIL WAS PUMPED OUT OF THE CRANKCASE BREATHER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE OIL SCREEN SHOWED METAL PARTICLES BELIEVED TO BE BEARING MATERIAL. ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED FOR REPAIR.