Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 14, 2023
Submitted
July 18, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120341
Aircraft time
38,563 hours, 51,952 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Engine time
40,035 hours, 52,681 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Component
Engine · Pwa · PW118B
Component part number
310460001
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BQN DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROX 11,000FT THE LEFT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TO 0, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 SUBSEQUENTLY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BQN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BQN MX ATTEMPTED TO MOTOR ENGINE, STARTER ROTATED, ENGINE DID NOT ROTATE. INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE AND FOUND TURBOMACHINERY CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR #1 ENGINE. REDUCTION GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED TURBOMACHINERY CHIP DETECTOR FOUND FERROUS METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR. INSPECTED TURBOMACHINERY OIL FILTER AND FOUND FERROUS METAL IN FILTER. ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED.

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