Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
April 23, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED AN OIL CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT, LOW MOP & HIGH MOT. THE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE PERFORMING NEGATIVE ACCELERATION FLIGHT TESTING. THIS IS A PRODUCTION ENG OFF M600 PROTOTYPE ACFT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED RBG METALLIC DEBRIS IN OIL, BRONZE. AGB CHIP DETECTOR LOOKS CLEAN. ENG IS REMOVED & WILL BE SENT TO MFG FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE & PROVIDE INFORMATION THROUGH SUBSEQUENT SERVICE DIFFICULTY REVIEW MEETING & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS OR OTHER AGREED UPON COMMUNICATIONS.

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