Service difficulty report · Engine · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
September 7, 2012
Submitted
September 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1054
Aircraft time
9,681 hours, 7,373 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Engine time
8,071 hours, 6,191 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
B, E, A

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

What was found

ENGINE OIL LEAK. FIXED LEAK, RAN ENGINE, NO OIL LEAK WAS FOUND. DURING DEPARTURE, HEARD A NOISE IN AFT SECTION OF PLANE AND NOTICED A VIBRATION. SHORTLY AFTER, A SLOW DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE ON ENGINE NR 1. BETWEEN 60 AND 70PSI, RAN ENGINE SECURING PROCEDURE CHECK LIST AND SHUTDOWN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. COMPLIED WITH ALL THE SINGLE ENGINE CHECK LISTS AND RETURNED TO LAND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. DURING A POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER ON ENGINE NR 1 WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. NO OIL OR FUEL LEAKS WERE FOUND. ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED & SENT FOR INSPECTION & EVALUATION.