Service difficulty report · Supercharger · Doug DC3

Difficulty date
October 29, 2013
Submitted
November 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3006
Make and model
Doug DC3
Aircraft serial
42961
Aircraft time
13,176 hours
Engine
Pwa R183094
Part
Supercharger
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
C, L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE RAN FINE UNTIL THE NR 3 PHASE INSPECTION WAS UNDERWAY. STC OIL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN REVEALING LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALUMINUM/ MAGNESIUM. ENGINE INTEGRAL OIL SCREEN SHOWED THE SAME, INDICATING THAT THE OIL FILTER HAD BYPASSED ALLOWING CONTAMINAUTOION INTO THE OIL TANK AND BACK INTO THE ENGINE. UPON REMOVAL AND ACCESSORY TEARDOWN, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT FOD INGESTION WAS AT LEAST PART OF THE FAILURE. ABOUT .2500" OF THE SUPERCHARGER INLET ROTOR VANES HAD BEEN CHEWED AWAY BY SOMETHING NO LONGER PRESENT. ANALYSIS OF THE AIR SCOOP, CARB INLET SCREEN AND CARBURETOR SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF MISSING MATERIAL, FASTENERS OR SAFETIES AS CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FAILURE.

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