Service difficulty report · Engine · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
June 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Engine
Condition
Overheated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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) WHILE PERFORMING EXTENDED HOVER DURING SEARCH AND RESCUE HOIST TRAINING, THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE REACHED 140 C. THE MISSION WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. TOUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING AND OPERATOR WILL LIKELY ELECT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.

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