SDR 2004F00019

Service difficulty report · Spring · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
January 21, 2003
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45GL
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC45
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Spring
Part number
RA9093
Condition
Broken
Location
Poppet Valve
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLT, ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND EXTINGUISHED LIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND FOUND THE DRIVESHAFT HAD SHEARED. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED. DISASSEMBLY OF THE PUMP DISCLOSED THAT THE POPPET VALVE SPRING P/N RA 9093 HAD FAILED AND PIECES OF THE SPRING HAD BEEN INGESTED BY THE PUMP ROTOR, SEIZING THE ROTOR. (M)

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