Service difficulty report · Engine · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
April 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piagio P180
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, 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 ENGINE LOST ALL TORQUE ACCOMPANIED WITH DECAY OF COMPRESSOR AND PROPELLER SPEEDS. THE ENGINE THEN SHUT ITSELF DOWN UNCOMMANDED. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. GROUND INSPECTION FOUND HEAVY AMOUNTS OF METAL IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE WILL BE SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIRS.