Service difficulty report · Engine · Hawbee 4000

Difficulty date
September 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hawbee 4000
Engine
Pwc PW308A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION AND OBSERVED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO ZERO. THE ENGINE THEN SHUTDOWN BY ITSELF. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS SAFELY ACCOMPLISHED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND THE FAN WAS FREE TO TURN. THE ENGINE OIL HAD DROPPED APPROXIMATELY .5" ON THE SIGHT GLASS FROM THE LAST INSPECTION. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.