Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
August 29, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R
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 PILOT FLIGHT TRAINING AT FL390, A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING OCCURRED. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE PRESSURE KEPT DROPPING, REACHING THE RED BAND. SOME VIBRATIONS WERE FELT AND BURNING ODOR DETECTED BEFORE THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED. DATA DOWNLOAD REVEALED 6 CHIP DETECTOR INDICATIONS DATING BACK TO JULY 28TH.