19990219016349I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Springfield, IL · February 19, 1999

Date: February 19, 1999 · 08:15 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: LX5A
Aircraft: N981LL
Reported as: Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A41
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total2,591 in this make and model121 in the last 90 days

N981LLRegistered now · Raytheon B300S/N FL-265 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRaytheon B300 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-5)N981LL, a Beech BE-200 super king air, departed Capital Airport, Springfield, IL, enroute to chicago meigs field. Twenty miles north of Capital Airport the pilot-in-command shut down the number two (right) engine due to erratic torque indications and loss of oil pressure. The pilot-in-command declared an emergency and returned to Capital Airport. No injuries to the four passengers or two crewmembers were reported and the aircraft suffered no damage. Subsequent investigation revealed the number three labyrinth oil seal failed allowing loss of oil from the engine. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)N981LL, A BEECH BE-200 SUPER KING AIR, DEPARTED CAPITAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, IL, ENROUTE TO CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD. TWENTY MILES NORTH OF CAPITAL AIRPORT THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER TWO (RIGHT) ENGINE DUE TO ERRATIC TORQUE INDICATIONS AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO CAPITAL AIRPORT. NO INJURIES TO THE FOUR PASSENGERS OR TWO CREWMEMBERS WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED NO DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER THREE LABYRINTH OIL SEAL FAILED ALLOWING LOSS OF OIL FROM THE ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.