Service difficulty report · Heater · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 19, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
25,762 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Heater
Part number
10585
Part serial
1468
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil/Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. CREW THEN SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK AND LOW OIL LEVEL. THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE OIL PRESSURE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A CRACK IN THE OIL TO FUEL HEATER CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT A WELD IN THE SEAM AREA. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED IAW MFG MM 72-00-00 PAGE643. OIL TO FUEL HEATER WAS REPLACED AND SEVERAL GROUND RUNS WERE CARRIED OUT. ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING WITHIN DESIRED SERVICEABLE LIMITS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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