Service difficulty report · Engine · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
August 2, 2007
Submitted
August 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151CA
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3653
Aircraft time
31,517 hours, 38,626 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65R
Engine time
25,852 hours, 32,440 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A65R
Part serial
PCE32153
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
25,852 hours, 32,440 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

N151CA DEPARTED MKE AT 00:00 ON A REPOSITION FLIGHT TO DNV. UPON REACHING CRUISE (5000FT) ALTITUDE, CRUISE POWER WAS SET BY THE FIRST OFFICER AS THE CAPTAIN WAS THE PILOT FLYING. SHORTLY AFTER CRUISE POWER WAS SET THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. BOTH TORQUE AND ITT DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY ZERO SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN PROP RPM. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SECURED BY THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED TO ATC AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO MKE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.