Service difficulty report · Engine · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
March 24, 2001
Submitted
May 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359AE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC674
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 5106 - AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A COMPRESSOR STALL ON NR 2 ENGINE. A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY LOSS IN TORQUE AND ITT RISE. MEMORY ITEMS WERE FOLLOWED AND POWER WAS RESTORED. OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED WERE OIL PRESSURE ON CWP ILLUMINATED, IGNITION LIGHT ON STATUS PANEL ILLUMINATED, TORQUE INDICATED ZERO, ITT WAS OBSERVED AT 902 DEGREES CELCIUS BUT WAS NOT OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE IAW GE MM 72-00-00. BOROSCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED NO DEFECTS, INLET AND VARIABLE GOEMETRY SYSTEM WAS NORMAL. FDR DOWNLOAD SHOWED NO ITT EXCEEDANCE. GROUND ENGINE RUNS WERE NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)(M)