Service difficulty report · Coupling

Difficulty date
December 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Coupling
Condition
Loose
Location
Rgb
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BOTH POWER SECTION CHIP LIGHTS CAME ON IN FLIGHT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LITTLE FUZZ ON BOTH CHIP DETECTORS. THEY FLUSHED THE OIL SYSTEM AND PUT IN NEW OIL. WHEN THEY STARTED THE ENGINES AFTER THIS, THEY GOT A VERY STRONG VIBRATION. WHILE REMOVING THE MAIN DRIVE SHAFT, THEY NOTICED THAT THE COUPLING FROM THE RGB TO THE MDS WAS LOOSE. THEY WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE RETAINING NUT BY HAND.