Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
July 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD POP SOUND, FOLLOWED BY SEVERE VIBRATION. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TOOK PRECAUTIONS TO LAND ON A PRIVATE FIELD. THEY LANDED SAFELY, SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE WHEN ON THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND DAMAGED. IT CONTAINS A LARGE QUANTITY OF FERROUS MATERIAL. THE ENGINE DOES NOT MOTOR. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. INLET FIREWALL WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE WARPED.