Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
April 1, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS EVENT WAS JUST REPORTED TO SERVICE INVESTIGATION FROM THE REGIONAL SALE MANAGER. AS PER THE PILOT REPORT. 6 SECOND AFTER TAKEOFF, SAW A WHITE SMOKE GETTING OUT FROM THE NOSE OF THE PLANE FOLLOWED BY A NOISE LIKE A PSSSSS & A SHUTDOWN ENG NOISE, IMMEDIATELY WINGS LEVEL, SPEED & FIELD IN FRONT. ENG INSTRUMENTS CHECK, THEY WERE DECREASING, DUE TO MY ALTITUDE 250 FT. HAD NO TIME TO MAKE A RESTART & THE AIRPLANE STILL WAS ON A CONFIGURATION OF TAKEOFF, IT MEANS FULL FLAPS, FULL POWER, IGNITION & FUEL PUMP ON. THE ACFT CRASHED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BANANA PLANTATION. THE AUTHORITIES WILL NOT INVESTIGATE. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE & PROVIDE INFORMATION THROUGH SUBSEQUENT SERVICE DIFFICULTY REVIEW MEETING & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS OR OTHER AGREED UPON COMMUNICATIONS.