Service difficulty report · Engine · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
October 5, 2012
Submitted
October 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330SB
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3013
Aircraft time
26,510 hours, 32,536 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A45B
Engine time
1,011 hours, 1,289 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, 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 LEVELING OFF AT 9,000 FT, CREW OBSERVED A FLAME COME OUT OF NR 1 ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY THE GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATING, AND ENGINE SPOOLING DOWN. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE IN-FLIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART NR 1 ENGINE PER EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING POSTFLIGHT, OBSERVED OIL LEAKING OUT THE BOTTOM OF COWLING. FOUND FUEL OIL HEATER HOUSING CRACKED, OIL LEVEL AT APPROXIMATELY 4, FOUND COMPRESSOR SEIZED. POWER SECTION CHIP DETECTOR INSPECTED AND FOUND VERY FINE DEBRIS ON CHIP DETECTOR.