Service difficulty report · Torquemeter · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
October 9, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
7,450 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Torquemeter
Part number
3012347
Condition
Eroded
Location
Engine
Part time
10,347 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) A/C EXPERIENCING REOCCURRING PROBLEMS WITH TORQUE IND. & RUDDER BOOST RELATED SYSS OVER PERIOD OF 30 DAYS. SEVERALATTEMPTS TO CORRECT VIA CLEANING & REPLACING OF EXTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE COMPLETED & TEMPORARILY CORRECTED PROBLEMS ON EACH ATTEMPT.AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL POSSIBLE EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTORS, ENGINE SPLIT AT "C" FLANGE & FROM PT DISC FWD TO "A" FLANGE, DISASSEMBLIED TO ACCESS TORQUEMETER VALVE. VALVE FOUND TO BE ERRODED OR GROUND DOWN BY APPROX 0.125 INCH. ALLOWED PORTING OF OIL AT UNSPECIFIC & UN-CNTLLED TIMES. "SWARF" BEING CREATED BY GRINDING EFFECTS ALSO MOVING ABOUT CAVITY & CAUSING SPORATIC EFFECTS OF PISTON MISALIGNMENT WITH OIL PORTS.

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