Service difficulty report · Bearing

Difficulty date
July 13, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Bearing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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) DURING NAVIGATION, WITH 900 RPM AND TRQ 85 PERCENT, CREW NOTICED A SUDDEN INCREASE IN TORQUE OF THE RT ENGINE. THE CREW BROUGHT "POWER LEVEL" TO "FLIGHT IDLE" AND, VERIFYING THAT THE RT ENGINE WAS PROVIDING NO MORE POWER, THE, CONDITION LEVEL, TO, OFF FUEL, APPLYING, IN FLIGHT INADVERTENT PROPELLER FEATHERING. NO ABNORMAL PROPELLER NOISE. ENGINE SHOUT DOWN PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED. SINGLE ENGINE LANDING PERFORMED, BOROSCOPE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT. DAMAGED BEARING WAS FOUND.