Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
January 7, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
10,576 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
3031566
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOTS WERE CARRYING OUT AN ENGINE START ON THE RT ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO ITT INDICATION SO THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE ITT HARNESS WAS SERVICEABLE BUT THAT THE ENGINE INTERNAL BUSSBAR HAD FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS SPLIT AT THE C FLANGE AND THE BUSS BAR WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE TOP OF THE JUNCTION BLOCK. THE BUSS BAR P/N 3031566 WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.