Service difficulty report · Engine · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
September 1, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT618B
Aircraft time
22,004 hours, 18,712 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
27,152 hours, 30,381 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DESCENT , PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FT AGL THE LT ENGINE LOST POWER, APPEARED TO FLAME OUT. PILOT WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CHECKLIST AND NOTED THAT AFTER THE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE LT ENGINE AND FOUND A 3MM PIECE OF METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND METAL IN THE OIL FILTER. THE ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT. AN ENGINE OIL ANALYSIS SAMPLE WAS TAKEN. (OPEN)