Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 300 FT, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM NR 1 ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FOLLOWING INDICATIONS: N1 DROOP, ENG 1, N2 DROOP, ENG 2, TORQUE SPLIT, FLICKERING N1, ENGINE CHIP, ENG 1, SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN COLLECTIVE AND NOSE OF HELICOPTER WAS LOWERED. AFTER LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE, THERE WAS NO TORQUE SPLIT OR ITT SPLIT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS PERFORMED FOLLOWED BY AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN.