Service difficulty report · Idler Gear · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 11, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC488
Aircraft time
28,915 hours, 35,472 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
14,656 hours, 15,603 cycles
Part
Idler Gear
Part number
31039772
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Rt Engine
Component
Engine · Garrtt
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE AT 10,000 FT AGL, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT CHECK OF RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF OIL OR FUEL LEAKS, OIL LEVEL WAS NORMAL. AMF MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND FOUND METAL ON THE OIL SYSTEM CHIP DETECTOR. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED. TEAR DOWN REPORT OF ENGINE REVEALED DAMAGED GEAR TEETH ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE 1ST IDLER ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE DAMAGED 1ST IDLER ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY, WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE DIRECT DRIVE FUEL CONTROL (DDFC) GEAR TRAIN OF THE DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY, THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FLAME OUT.