Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
August 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A25A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXIING, THE PILOT NOTED THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS DECAYING FOLLOWED BY FIRE AND SMOKE EXITING THE EXHAUST STUBS. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AS PRECAUTION. ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND TRANSPORTED. ENGINE DISPOSITION IS UNDER RMAF BOARD OVERSIGHT.