Service difficulty report · Engine · Tecnam P2006T

Difficulty date
August 18, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Tecnam P2006T
Aircraft time
747 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912S
Part
Engine
Condition
Seized
Location
Right
Part time
737 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RIGHT ENGINE SEIZED ON SHORT FINAL . ALL THREE OF THE TECNAMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXTENSIVE OIL USAGE, WITH THE AMO NOT BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE IT IS GOING. IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED TO BOTH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ENGINE AS WELL AS THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER. AT THIS TIME THE UNKNOWN USE OF OIL HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE.