Service difficulty report · Shaft · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
May 6, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
6,037 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Shaft
Condition
Seized
Location
Fuel Control
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

(CAN) AIRCREW EXPERIENCED LT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATION FOLLOWED BY ITT RISE. POWER LEVER INPUT WAS INEFFECTIVE AT THIS TIME. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT FLIGHT LEVEL 180. INTERCONNECTING SHAFT BETWEEN FCU AND EDP (FCU DRIVE COUPLING)WAS FOUND SHEARED. FCU INPUT SHAFT BEARING WAS FOUND SEIZED. (FCU LAST OVERHAUL WAS MARCH 1995.)

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