Service difficulty report · Engine · Cvac T29B

Difficulty date
July 16, 2008
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150PA
Make and model
Cvac T29B
Aircraft serial
278
Engine
Pwa R2800*
Part
Engine
Part number
R2800
Part serial
P27759
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 (L) CREW OBSERVED A HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION ON THE LT ENG. THE CAPTAIN REDUCED POWER AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE CAME DOWN BUT THE OIL PRESSURE ALSO CAME DOWN TO AN ABNORMALLY LOW PRESSURE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO STT. AFTER LANDING UNEVENTFULLY, THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE LT ENG AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE PROPELLER THROUGH BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE HEARD IN THE NOSE CASE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC REVEALED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL IN THE OIL SCREEN. THE LT ENG WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPEN. (S)