Service difficulty report · Elbow · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 17, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
12,534 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Elbow
Part number
310047001
Condition
Fractured
Location
Eng Oil Line
Part time
12,780 hours, 14,203 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARING DESCENT, CREW NOTED OIL PRESSURE DROPPING FOLLOWED BY WARNING ANNUCIATORS ON LT POSITION. ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED. MAINT FOUND OIL BOSS (ELBOW) FOR REDUCTION GEAR CASE RETURN OIL LINE HAD FRACTURED THROUGH 1 OF 2 ATTACHING BOLT HOLES AND HEAD OF 1 BOLT WAS DETACHED FROM STUD PORTION. HEAD WAS RETAINED BY SAFETY WIRE. IT WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHY THE BOSS HAD FRACTURED SO ENGINE WAS REPLACED FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS. ENGINE HAS SINCE BEEN CHECKED AND IS IN NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION LEADING TO DETERMINATION THAT BOSS AND/OR ATTACHING BOLTS SIMPLY FAILED AND WAS NOT CAUSED BY OIL PRESSURE SPIKES OR.

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