SDR 95ZZZX3960

Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
July 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259AF
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB55
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
11,972 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

AT FL 21,000, SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN. SELECTED RIGHT BLEED-OFF TO CLEAR SMOKE. OBSERVED OIL PRESSURE NR 2 ENGINE DROPPING TO 85 PSI. REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO 1,000 POUNDS TORQUE. OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WHEN OIL PRESSURE REACHED 60 PSI. SINGLE ENGINE LANDING ACCOMPLISHED AT PSP. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL IN COMPRESSOR SECTION, OIL QUANTITY MORE THAN 5 QUARTS LOW. ENGINE TO BE REMOVED FOR REPAIR.

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