Service difficulty report · Engine · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
February 15, 2019
Submitted
February 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT556
Aircraft time
22,497 hours, 24,334 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY: THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THAT THE L\H ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES PERFORMED AN IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THEN THE PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND CREW LANDED IN KLAN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO PARKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND METAL FUZZ AND ONE SMALL SLIVER. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A CHIP DETECTOR DEBRIS INSPECTION AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE ACQUIRED A S.O.A.P. SAMPLE AND SENT FOR EVALUATION. THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH A 10 FLIGHT HOUR RE-INSPECT MAINTENANCE CONSTRAINT. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WITH FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED.