Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
May 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A68
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A POWER REDUCTION AND HIGH ITT DURING FLIGHT. AT FINAL APPROACH THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE ON GROUND INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER COULD NOT TURN, THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS CLEAN AND THE COMPRESSOR WAS TURNING WITH A SLIGHT RUBBING SOUND. THE ENGINE WILL BE SENT FOR INVESTIGATION.