Service difficulty report · Engine · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
August 26, 2016
Submitted
August 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905CH
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft serial
61711
Aircraft time
34,010 hours, 26,164 cycles
Engine
Ge CT581402
Engine time
13,629 hours, 3,196 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
GECT581402
Part serial
285264R
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2
Part time
13,629 hours, 2,487 cycles
Stage of operation
FF
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE SIC NOTICED THE ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS WERE DISPLAYING IRREGULAR INDICATIONS WHILE OVER A LAKE FILLING A WATER BUCKET. NR 2 ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TRANSMISSION INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL APART FROM A TORQUE SPLIT. NOSED ACFT OVER AND ESTABLISHED SINGLE ENGINE FLIGHT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND EXECUTED A RUN ON LANDING. AFTER SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE AND FOUND COMPRESSOR DAMAGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AREA IT WAS DISCOVERED A NUT WAS MISSING FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE INLET SCREEN. MISSING NUT WAS REPLACED WITH NEW HARDWARE AT THE INLET SCREEN. NR 2 ENGINE WAS R & R WITH SERVICEABLE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 8/30/2016 AFTER ENGINE RUNS AND CHECK FLIGHT. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.