What was found
(AUS) RT ENGINE SUFFERED AN IN FLIGHT FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE SEIZING. INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN THE COMPRESSOR SECTION INTAKE HOUSING WITH OIL POOLING IN THE EXHAUST SECTION. CRACK LENGTH 50.8MM TO 63.5MM (2IN TO 2.5IN).
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2002
- Submitted
- November 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech B200C
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A42
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- PT6A42
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Right
- Part time
- 30,681 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.