Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
March 3, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED DURING FLIGHT THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESS FLUCTUATED & STARTED DROPPING BELOW 100 PSI. THE CREW DIVERTED. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HE PULLED THE OIL FILTER & WHEN HE PLACED THE OIL FILTER INTO SOME CLEANING FLUID, THE CLEAR FLUID WENT BLACK. HE ALSO STATED HE SAW SOME METAL BUT HAS NOT TESTED.