Service difficulty report · Engine · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
April 5, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft time
4,110 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) ENGINE CHIP LIGHT IN FLIGHT, ACFT LANDED WITH POWER REDUCED. METAL PARTICLES FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CHIPS THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED THE AND SHIPPED TO MFG FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.