# Incident 20190204009409I: Beech 1900C, Utqiagvik, AK, February 4, 2019 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 4, 2019, 15:37 local time - Place: Utqiagvik, AK - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10 - Aircraft: N974EA (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65B - People aboard: 14 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190204009409I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N974EA DEPARTED PABR FOR PAPO AT 0800L. DURING CRUISE, JUST BEFORE PPIZ AT FL190, CREW NOTICED MASTER WARNING FOR LEFT OIL PRESSURE. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING 55-65PSI. CREW PERFORMED CHECKLIST PROCEDURE AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE AS CALLED FOR IN CHECKLIST. CREW THEN RETURNED TO PABR FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE CREW SAID THEY CHECKED THE DIPSTICK AFTER LANDING AND FOUND IT IN PLACE. A PASSENGER TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOS AND A VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND SUPPLIED AN EXTERNAL VIDEO OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING AT PABR. THE PASSENGER CLAIMED THE ENGINE WAS NOT FEATHERED AND THERE WAS OIL POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO DO NOT SHOW OIL COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE IS FEATHERED IN THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO. A CHECK OF THE ENGINE'S RECORDS SHOWED THAT SERVICE BULLETIN 13340 HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THIS SB INVOLVES AN OIL FILLER BALL-VALVE TO PREVENT OIL FROM BEING BLOWN OUT THE OIL FILLER TUBE DUE TO MISSING OR MIS-INSTALLED OIL FILLER CAP. THIS INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT LOSE OIL DUE TO CREW ERROR. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER (CH) SENT THE ENGINE TO STANDARD AERO FOR AN ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION AND TEARDOWN. THE REPORT FROM THE SERVICE CENTER REVEALED THE OIL LOSS WAS DUE TO A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE THAT CAUSED THE REDUCTION GEARBOX SCAVENGE PUMP HOUSING TO WARP, WHICH CAUSED A GAP BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSINGS. CH FILED MIS REPORT. THERE WAS NO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. THE CREW WAS COUNSELED ON NOT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND COMPANY BRIEFED LEAD PILOTS AT ALL BASES AND SEND OUT PILOT-WIDE INFORMATION ADVISING ON DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEN APPROPRIATE. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.