Service difficulty report · Engine · Stbros SD360SHERPA

Difficulty date
August 9, 2011
Submitted
October 6, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Stbros SD360SHERPA
Aircraft serial
SH3405
Aircraft time
6,433 hours, 6,230 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AR
Engine time
21,057 hours, 23,559 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A65AR
Part serial
PCE97314
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Right
Part time
21,057 hours, 23,559 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMB, AT 6,000 FT, THE CREW PULLED BACK THE POWER TO CRUISE. ON THE RT ENGINE, THE TORQUE DROPPED AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PROPELLER FEATHERED AND THE RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNCOMMANDED. THE CREW STATED ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL BEFORE INCIDENT. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT THEIR OCONUS BASE. POST FLIGHT INSP REVEALED RT PROPELLER AND POWER SECTION WERE LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE. BRASS AND METAL SHAVINGS WERE DISCOVERED IN OIL FILTER, CHIP DETECTOR, AND POWER SECTION FILTER.