Service difficulty report · Oil Jet · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
November 26, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820DC
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC820B
Aircraft time
35,306 hours, 37,884 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE3312U
Engine time
24,366 hours, 19,193 cycles
Part
Oil Jet
Part number
31035811
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BRIEFLY INDICATED A RISE IN TORQUE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER. PILOT SECURED ENGINE AND RETURNED TO APA. MX UNABLE TO START ENGINE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND FUEL PUMP DRIVE NOT TURNING. ACCESSED GEARBOX AND FOUND NUMEROUS DAMAGED GEARS/BEARINGS DUE A BROKEN OIL JET (P/N 3103581-1) - THE OIL JET BROKE OFF AND CAUSED FOD DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS COMPONENTS INCLUDING 1ST IDLER GEAR, 2ND IDLER GEAR, SPUR GEAR ASSY/BEARING, INTERMEDIATE SCAVENGE PUMP (CONTAMINATED W/ METAL PARTICLES), COMPRESSOR BEARING (CONTAMINATED), AND OTHER MINOR COMPONENTS. LIMITED GEARBOX REPAIR COMPLETED.