Service difficulty report · Compressor · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 23, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
18,420 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Compressor
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
17,593 hours, 16,905 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL20000. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG THAT SHUCK THE AIRCRAFT AND FLAMES APPEARED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED. FLAMES EXTINGUISHED RIGHT AWAY IN THE STAKES. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLAME NOTICED IN THE LOUVERS OF THE BLEED AIR VALVE OUTLETS, THAT EXTINGUISHED AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES.