Service difficulty report · Line · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 5, 2003
Submitted
November 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
14,546 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Line
Part number
3032125
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH INTO SEATTLE THE RT ENGINE POWER DECREASED SLOWLY ON ITS OWN. THE CREW SHUTDOWN AND SECURED THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND WAS TOWED FROM THE RAMP. DURING INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD ACTUALLY IDLE BUT AT MIN FLOW. THE PY AND P3 LINES WHERE REMOVED AND BY PRESSURE TESTING REVEALED A CRACK JUST FORWARD OF THE AFT B NUT. CRACK WAS RUNNING HALFWAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TUBE.

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