Service difficulty report · Engine · Reims F406

Difficulty date
December 13, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Reims F406
Engine
Pwa PT6A112
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE LANDING ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, AFTER THE REVERSE WAS APPLIED AND STOWED NORMALLY, THE LT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT TRIED TO INCREASE POWER BUT NO RESPONSE. WHITE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN LEAVING THE COWLING AFT AND EXHAUST. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, FIREWALL SHUT OFF CLOSED AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED. GROUND EMERGENCY CREWS FOUND NO HOT SPOTS AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. POST FLIGHT VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND NO ANOMALIES AND AN ATTEMPTED ENGINE RUN RESULTED IN THE STARTER GENERATOR NOT COMING ON LINE. THE STARTER GENERATOR, GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS WERE REPLACED AND SWAPPED TO NO AVAIL. TROUBLESHOOTING IS CONTINUING.

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