Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
March 5, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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) (XIAN, MA60) FOLLOWING AN ENGINE SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE, THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BEFORE RETURNING TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NO OIL VISIBLE ON THE SIGHT GLASS. A SMALL QTY OF SMALL HAIR LIKE DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON THE TURBOMACHINE CHIP DETECTOR. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ONGOING.