Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 20, 2002
Submitted
August 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
6,856 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nacelle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, CREW NOTED ODOR AND PUFF OF SMOKE THRU VENTS. LAV SMOKE ALARM ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER. ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS WERE ISOLATED AND THE LANDING COMPLETED WITH OXYGEN SYSTEMS DONNED. DURING FINAL STAGES OF LANDING, OIL PRESSURE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND VERIFED AT 30 -35 PSI. FOUND BLACK OIL AND HEAVY CARBON DEPOSITS ON ALL INTERNAL SURFACES. SCAVENGE SCREEN INTAKE PLUGGED SOLID WITH CONTAMINATION. ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN THE SCREEN FAILED AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO EXPEL OIL FROM THE INTAKE 'PICOLO' HOLES, INTO THE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE. ENGINE REPLACED AND SENT IN FOR INVESTIGATION.

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