What was found
DURING FLIGHT, AN ENGINE OIL LEAK WAS OBSERVED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAKING PROPELLER SHAFT SEAL AND A LOOSE BETA VALVE RETAINING NUT.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2006
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech C90A
- Aircraft time
- 5,125 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A21
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 6110 · Propeller Assembly
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Propeller
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.