Service difficulty report · None · Beech B300

Difficulty date
March 16, 2022
Submitted
March 16, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N17WC
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL168
Aircraft time
10,948 hours, 8,729 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
10,432 hours, 8,330 cycles
Part
None
Part number
723747
Part serial
4161
Condition
None
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON PREFLIGHT RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHOWING 3.5QTS LOW. I PUT APPROX 1.75 QTS OF OIL IN RIGHT ENGINE TO BRING IT UP TO 1.75 LOW ON DIPSTICK. THE R ENG TEMP WAS A BIT HIGH BUT IN THE GREEN FOR THE FIRST HOUR PLUS OF THE FLIGHT. IT STARTED CREEPING UP TOWARDS THE YELLOW ARC THEN CAME BACK DOWN INTO THE GREEN ARC. WE REDUCED POWER TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP KEEP IT IN THE GREEN ARC. EVENTUALLY IT WENT INTO THE YELLOW THEN JUST BELOW THE RED. WE DECIDED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. WE DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN KIDA. PICTURE IS JUST BEFORE SHUTDOWN.

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