SDR 98ZZZX2707

Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech B90

Difficulty date
June 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N603PA
Make and model
Beech B90
Aircraft serial
LJ403
Engine
Pwa PT6A20
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER IN-FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. NO DETERMINATION MADE, UNIT MUST BE TORN DOWN TO INSPECT. SOUNDS LIKE BAD BEARINGS WHEN MOTORED BY STARTER. ACFT LOST POWER IN-FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY AT SHEBOYGAN, WINCONSIN. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE DECREASED IN POWER, BUT WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. ENGINE REMOVED FOR DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION. ENGINE MOTORED ON GROUND WITH STARTER. SOUNDED LIKE COMPRESSOR BLADES WERE DRAGGING. METAL CONTAMINATION FOUND IN EXHAUST STACKS.

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