Service difficulty report · Line · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
September 9, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880TE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
880
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UA
Part
Line
Part number
31081331
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
231 hours, 322 cycles
Component
Prop Governor
Component part number
89741016
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AC DEPARTED, RT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE DURING CLIMB. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE RPM STARTED TO FLUCUTATE AND EGT WENT TO 750 DEGREES (C). RT ENGINE STOPPED AND FEATHER WAS PULLED AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AC RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON INSP RT ENGINE NACELLE WAS COVERED WITH OIL. LINE TO PROPELLER GOVERNOR HAD CRACKED CLOSE TO FITTING END GOING TO PROP GOVERNOR. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF OIL, OIL PRESSURE AND OVERTEMPING ENGINE. SAME LINE WAS CAUSE OF AN EARLIER OIL LEAK, WAS REPLACED WITH NEW LINE AT THAT TIME. EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION IS SUSPECTED. PROPELLER BALANCE WAS 13, WITHIN EXPECTABLE LIMITS. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.