Service difficulty report · Spring · Beech 99

Difficulty date
May 12, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
33,737 hours, 40,782 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A20
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Spring
Part number
901187263
Condition
Damaged
Location
Power Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
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) ON TAKE OFF ROLL, PWR SET TO 1290 FT LBS. AFTER ROTATION NOTICED TORQUE INCREASING ON RT ENG. FO ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE PWR BUT PWR LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. TORQUE INCREASED TO APPROX 1500 FT LBS FOR ABOUT 90 SECONDS. AFTER REACHING SAFE ALTITUDE RT ENG SHUTDOWN AND AC LANDED SAFELY. ON INSPECT ENG CNTRLS, PWR CNTRL SPRING LINK FOUND TO BE CATCHING ON CNTRL LEVER MNTG BRKT. LINK IS AT BASE OF ROD END THAT ATTACHES AIRFRAME PWR CABLE TO INPUT ARM ON CAM CLUSTER. ACTION OF LINK ON CNTRL LEVER BRACKET WOULD BE TO PULL PWR LEVER TOWARDS HIGHER PWR SETTING, ULTIMATELY JAM THERE. THIS LINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOUNTED 10-15 DEGREES FURTHER IN THE COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION ON THE POWER CABLE.

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