Service difficulty report · Engine · Airtrc AT802A

Difficulty date
October 23, 2015
Submitted
October 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812CE
Make and model
Airtrc AT802A
Aircraft serial
8020494
Aircraft time
703 hours, 922 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
703 hours, 922 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MA3
Part
Engine
Part number
307118801
Part serial
PCERZ0117
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 400
Part time
703 hours, 922 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI. SHUTDOWN ACFT. FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL PARTICLES ON RGB & AGB CHIP DETECTORS. ALSO PERFORMED ENG OIL FILTER CLEANING & OIL SAMPLE FOUND METAL PARTICLES. WHEN TURNING PROPELLER YOU COULD FEEL GRINDING & RATCHETING THROUGH THE PROPELLER, NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS NOTED. BORESCOPE CT DISK & LOOK AT THE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR & EXHAUST POWER TURBINE, FOUND NO BLADE RUB OR BLADE DAMAGE.