SDR 4013

Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 58

Difficulty date
May 14, 2004
Submitted
May 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58WA
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH201
Aircraft time
19,346 hours, 19,346 cycles
Engine
Cont IO520C
Engine time
1,531 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2YF2
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Right
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON ITS OWN, PILOT FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND LANDED, NO PROBLEM. MAINT.CHECKED FOR WATER IN FUEL (NONE FOUND),CHECKED OIL FILTER (NOTHING FOUND),CHANGED PLUGS FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. TRIED TO RUN ENGINE COULD ONLY GET 800RPM, CHECKED UNFEATHERING ACCUMULATOR IT WAS OK, BUT DID FIND OIL IN THE AIR SIDE OF THE PROP DOME, SWAPPED PROP FROM LT ENGINE, RT ENG RAN FINE. INSTALLED OVHL PROP ON LT ENGINE. GOING TO DO A TEST FLT ON AIRCRAFT BEFORE RELEASING FOR 135 FLT. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN FLT, FULL POWER GROUND NORMAL.

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