AME 62 Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 I was curious as to what percentage of the Pilots here have ever experienced an engine failure at some point in their career Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreatSlave 7 Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Power loss due to prop running to feather (gearbox problem), twice in one day on a PT6-27 Twin Otter on floats. Turbine blade failure on JT8D-9A B732. Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ACSideStick Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Twice, 1. PT6a-20 - Catastrophic, split the the case, containment ring peeled open, threw blades, fire, smoke. 2. PT6a-42 - AME cross threaded oil plug, came out in flight, lost oil, feathered, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrlupin 148 Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Once, Lycoming O-320 shut down due to iced up(and twisted) rigid fuel line. Éric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Limitlss Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Twice as well; PW120A - Oil cooler weld joint failed. Precautionary shutdown. PW123 - Unschedulled feather. Possibly related to Beta backup feather valve. Both were at altitude and pax hardly noticed a difference except for the other prop at 1200 RPM. Which is quite loud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Master Blaster 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Total of 5 Engine failures (shutdowns) 1) HS748 - Accessory drive failure required shutdown 2) HS748 - Complete loss of oil on stbd engine 3) HS748 - Throttle on port engine stuck at half position. Required shutdown to land on 3000' runway 4) B727 - Low oil pressure / Filter bypass required shutdown 5) B727 - Same problem again Luckily, all carried out according to checklist. Still makes you think though!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CAT3DUAL 9 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 DC3, (2). Blew the head right off a jugg, 2nd oil cooler blew. Herc, L100-30, lots of precautionary shutdowns (5) for various reasons, chip light etc. The dreaded three engine approach! A340 (1) number 1 engine exceeded engine vib limits, ran the drill for high vib from the QRH. As we started to restore the engine to see what the vib would do, the engine let go with a very loud boom. Another dreaded three engine approach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
planett 11 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 TPE 331-10, precautionary shutdown due to overspeed RPM at idle power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAS 65 Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Pulled the red knob & the tow plane peeled off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wrench 0 Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I was curious as to what percentage of the Pilots here have ever experienced an engine failure at some point in their career HOW MANY HAVE BOOKED OFF DUE TO STRESS AFTER? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
planett 11 Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Grabbed another airplane and continued on right after mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
planett 11 Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Precautionary shutdown due to low oil pressure JT-15D 4B. Oil vent/orifice coked up causing oil seal to blow, and loss of most oil. Core exhaust area was glossy wet with oil after landing. All told, the most stressful part of the exercise was the paperwork. (initial shock at the master warning was right up there though.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moon The Loon 402 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Pulled the red knob & the tow plane peeled off. Bet you would have done the same thing if he had pulled his red knob. Girls: Get your minds out of my gutter. I'm talking about the mixture control Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blues deville 616 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 1) During a recurrent PPC PPC in Winnipeg one winter, left engine failed during last approach, lost oil pressure. TC Inspector said I had to do another ride.....he only liked simulated engine failures..... not real ones. He was just kidding and I had passed the ride but he said the look on my face was hilarious. 2) Another one over Hudson's Bay.....DC3 with the only source of cabin heat from the failed engine.....nearly froze to death before landing in Churchill. Next stop....the Churchill Legion! 3) C185 on floats over some remote part of Northern Ontario......found a lake at the last minute missing a rocky shore line by a few feet....never found out why it quit. That's my three....hope that is all I see for real. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 F-28 Low pressure turbine failure. Destroyed engine, covered side of aircraft in oil, tailpipe full of holes, no damage to aircraft. Continued to destination, got in 10 minutes early on one engine. Bae-146 - Oil pump shaft sheer, loss of oil pressure. Engine shutdown. Again, the dreaded 3 engine approach and landing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gumbi 30 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Twice... 1- SW3: engine oil line ruptured on take-off. 2- L1011: compressor seal problems on #3 eng. on t/o. High vibration on both channels. Lost the oil. Shutdown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
60N30W 4 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 CV580 Twice due to fire warnings, once was due to a seperation in the tailpipe section and once just a bad loop. Plane flies very nice on one engine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.O. 1,097 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Twice: 1/ In a C172 doing circuits with a student. At about 500 ft, engine began to run very rough and would only maintain about 60% power. Levelled off and turned downwind immediately with the option of joining a left base for the crossing runway if needed. As we turned final, it started to shudder and shake so we pulled it back to idle and glided to the runway. Made it about 1/2 way to the hangar when it totally gave up the ghost. Cause was a fractured magneto drive (common drive for both mags - stupid design)! 2/ In a PA23 (Aztec) on a very cold day. Switched tanks enroute and about 40 seconds later, left engine shut down. The fuel selector lever was not fully engaged (I suspected ice). After much fiddling, I got it engaged and after 3 attempts I was able to get the engine started. All this while turning to a diversionary airport (Sandusky I think). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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