What was found
DURING SCHEDULED HOT SECTION INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND GAS GENERATOR CASE CRACKED. CRACK EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH HORIZONTALLY AT THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION JUST FORWARD OF DIFFUSER TUBE. ENGINE REMOVED FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N235AV
- Make and model
- Beech C99
- Aircraft serial
- U235
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A36
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Case
- Part number
- 3031800
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Gas Generator
- Part time
- 14,882 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.