Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
October 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Engine
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT HAD AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER 1.2 HRS. FLIGHT DUE TO SUDDEN YAW TO THE LT DURING CRUISE AT 130 KTS FOLLOWED BY KNOCKING/BANGING/POPPING SOUND. THE ACFT SYS IS SHOWING TORQUE SPLIT AND TORQUE OSCILLATION BEFORE LANDING. AWAITING RESULTS OF THE ENGINE BORESCOPE INSPECTION AND THE ENGINE DATA DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS.