Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 16, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Drive Gear
Part number
311663301
Condition
Broken
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING FLIGHT AND DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, IT WAS NOTED THAT AIR CONDITIONING ACCY DRIVE WAS DE-COUPLED FROM GAS GENERATOR AS NOTED DURING ROTATION OF AC COMPRESSOR. REMOVAL OF EXTERNAL DRIVE SPLINE DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT WAS NOT EXTERNAL TO ENGINE BUT RATHER ISOLATED TO INTERNALS OF ENGINE ACCY GB. ENGINE WAS REMOVED, SENT TO AN ENGINE SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. ENGINE TEARDOWN DETERMINED THAT DE-COUPLING WAS RESULT OF BROKEN AGB OPTIONAL GEAR, WHICH DRIVES AC COMPRESSOR. ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS A RESTRICED OIL JET NOZZLE CAUSING ABNORMAL SHAFT SPLINE WEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN ABNORMAL PLAY AND ROTATION OF THE AGB COUPLING SHAFT, RESULTING FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE AGB OPTIONAL GEAR.