Service difficulty report · Engine · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
August 3, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360RW
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3613
Engine
Pwa PT6A65R
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Left
Part time
15,194 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTING, CAPTAIN NOTICED THE LT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPING AND THE ITT RISE TO APPROX 850 DEGREES. THE CAPTAIN PUSHED THE LT POWER LEVEL UP SLIGHTLY TO VERIFY THAT IT HAD NOT WORKED ITSELF BACK. FLIGHT CREW COMPLETED THE VITAL ACTION ITEMS. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE ATC. AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE AC WAS TAXIED BACK THE RAMP. MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED WITH A SERVICEABLE ENGINE MODULE, INCLUDING ACCESSORIES. ENGINE MODULE, INCLUDING ACCESSORIES AND PROP WAS REMOVED. SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS WERE INSTALLED IAW MM. ORIGINAL PROP WAS REINSTALLED IAW MM. THE LT ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN AND LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.