Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
December 24, 2013
Submitted
January 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771PD
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1635
Aircraft time
6,248 hours, 8,788 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Engine time
11,189 hours, 15,182 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A21
Part serial
PCE24366
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
11,189 hours, 15,182 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN ROUTE, SMELLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WOULD BE ENG OIL SMOKE. HE WAS CLOSE TO DESTINATION AT THE TIME SO HE SHUT OFF THE ENG BLEED VLVS & FOUND THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY. THE ACFT WAS GROUNDED FOR MORE TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 2 ENG HAD OIL BEING BURNT IN THE COMPRESSOR SECTION & THE ENG WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR TEAR DOWN & EVALUATION.

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