Service difficulty report · Clamp · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
July 17, 2000
Submitted
April 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45GL
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC45
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Clamp
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Engine Breather
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE POWER FAILED TO REDUCE BELOW 2200 LBS. TORQUE FOR LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. A NON EVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED FOR TAXI TO HANGAR. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE UNCONTROLLED POWER SETTING. A LOOSE, WORM TYPE, HOSE CLAMP WAS FOUND BELOW THE FUEL CONTROL AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE LODGED IN THE FUEL CONTROL LINKAGE AND THEN CAME FREE AFTER LANDING.

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