Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 10, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A41
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Lt And Rt
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AUS) LT AND RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CHIP DETECTORS ON BOTH ENGINES CONTAMINATED WITH METAL FLAKES. FLAKES APPEAR TO BE A MIXTURE OF BRONZE, FERROUS AND NON FERROUS PARTICLES.