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FAA incident report · Beech 2000 · Middletown, PA · June 23, 1999

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Date
June 23, 1999 · 12:40 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N603TA
Reported as
Beech 2000
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A42
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total1,950 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N603TARegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2008 · Raytheon B200S/N BB1623 · Built 1998Airframe modelRaytheon B200Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During cruise flight at FL280, the left engine spooled down and quit, an emergency was declared and the aircraft landed uneventfully at Harrisburg international airport, PA (MDT). During a maintenance inspection, it was determined that the wing tip vent float valve "o" ring was installed on the wrong side of an outboard rib and a small amount of water was found in fuel tank. The "o" ring prevented fuel from getting to engine. The company is conducting a fleet campaign inspection to check other aircraft. Case closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL280, THE LEFT ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN AND QUIT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PA (MDT). DURING A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WING TIP VENT FLOAT VALVE "O" RING WAS INSTALLED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF AN OUTBOARD RIB AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER WAS FOUND IN FUEL TANK. THE "O" RING PREVENTED FUEL FROM GETTING TO ENGINE. THE COMPANY IS CONDUCTING A FLEET CAMPAIGN INSPECTION TO CHECK OTHER AIRCRAFT. CASE CLOSED.