Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
October 21, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Engine
Pwc PW207C
Part
Engine
Condition
Unknown
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. 2 OF 5 PEOPLE ONBOARD SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. ENGINE MFG ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN OFFERED TO THE DGAC. MFG LOCAL FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE IS ON STANDBY TO GO THE CRASH SITE. UPDATE NR 1: THE DCU DOWNLOAD SHOWED THAT THE LT ENGINE REMAINED IN SUB IDLE CONDITION FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 3 MINUTES BEFORE IMPACT. THE DGAC REQUESTED ENGINE INVESTIGATION WHICH REVEALED BLOCKAGE BY ENVIRONMENTAL DEBRIS OF THE P3 AIR PASSAGE AROUND THE OIL SHUTOFF VALVE, ACCOUNTING FOR A REDUCTION OF FUEL FLOW BY THE FUEL MANAGEMENT MODULE AND SUBSEQUENT SUB IDLE CONDITION. THE RT ENGINE SHOWED NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES AND THE DCU DOWNLOAD CONFIRMED IT WAS MAKING POWER AT ALL TIMES BEFORE IMPACT.

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