Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
October 27, 2015
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E, M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) APPARENTLY THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED DURING THE APPROACH. THE FSR OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO THE OPERATOR AND AUTHORITY. UPDATE #1: THE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE REPORTED FSR THAT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENT WAS THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING FINAL APPROACH, VIBRATION FELT VERY HIGH, ITT UNSTABLE IN HIGH, OIL PRESSURE LOSS SINCE DESCENDING UP TO YELLOW ARC, AIRCRAFT LANDED AND ENGINE CUT OFF BY PILOT AFTER LANDED/GROUND STRIKE OCCURRED. OIL LEVEL CHECK CARRY OUT BY INVESTIGATOR, STILL FOUND OIL QTY, NO SIGN OF OIL LEAK EXTERNALLY.