Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
November 18, 2019
Submitted
November 18, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N914ET
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0018
Aircraft time
13,046 hours, 35,948 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Part
Engine
Part number
311720001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1
Part time
11,276 hours, 3,090 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE ON FINAL APPROX 200-250 FEET WHEN THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE CHIP AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON CONFORMATION OF THESE INDICATIONS CONFIRMED WITH OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AT 0 PSI. THE #1 ENGINE WAS SECURED, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH A RUN ON LANDING PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. THE #1 ENGINE TROUBLESHOT AT THIS TIME TO A CRACK IN THE ACCESSORY GEAR BOX NEAR THE STARTER-GENERATOR. THE AFFECTED ENGINE P.N. 311720001 S.N. BB0097 AND AFFECTED STARTER-GENERATOR P.N. 23081-073 S.N. P2165 WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED SERVICEABLE ENGINE P.N. 311720001 S.N. BB0073 AND SERVICEABLE #1 STARTER-GENERATOR P.N. 23081-073 S.N. Y10271. THE ORIGINAL STARTER-GEN WAS REQUESTED CHANGE BY PRATT AND WHITNEY FOR EVALUATION. DURING THE ENGINE CHANGE ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL LINES AND OIL COOLER WERE CONFIRMED NON-CONTAMINATED.

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