Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
May 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A65*
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, F
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) DURING CRUISE AT FL270, WHILE SIMULATING AN "ENGINE OUT" TO THE F/O, THE PILOT PULLED THE CONDITION LEVER BACK TO IDLE AND MOVED THE PROPELLER LEVER BACK TO THE DETENT TO SIMULATE ZERO THRUST. ALTER THE SIMULATION, UPON PUSHING THE PROPELLER LEVER FORWARD, TO RESTORE POWER, A POP WAS HEARD, FLAMES AND DEBRIS EXITED THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND FORWARDED WHERE FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADES AND BURNED COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES WAS FOUND.