SDR AMWA042655

Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 25, 2002
Submitted
November 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE5
Aircraft time
23,688 hours, 35,790 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A67DGG
Part serial
114222
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Left
Part time
166,421 hours, 12,715 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE INFLIGHT FROM PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA THE LEFT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW 60 PSI. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE THE LEFT GAS GENERATOR AND THE POWER SECTION WAS REPLACED. THE TEARDOWN REPORT REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER SHAFT HAS SEIZED AND THERE WAS NO OIL INDICATION ON THE DIPSTICK. THE CAUSE OF THE OVERHEATING DISTRESS TO THE PLANET GEAR `Y` OCCURRED FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION.

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