Service difficulty report · Engine · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
December 9, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
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) THE PILOT REPORTED THE NR 2 ENGINE FLAME OUT WITH STRONG NOISE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE ENGINE VISUAL INSPECTION AT THE POWER TURBINE AND FOUND METAL PARTICLES INSIDE EXHAUST AREA. MAINTENANCE ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE PROPELLER BLADES AND HEARD HARD NOISE INSIDE THE ENGINE AND IT WAS NOT ROTATING FREELY. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, THIS EVENT IS RECORDED BY P&WC AND WILL UPDATE TRANSPORT CANADA ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS.

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