Service difficulty report · Shroud · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 25, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
27,017 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Shroud
Part number
3037347
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine
Part time
90 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL IT WAS NOTED, RT ENG ITT WAS AT RED LINE AND ENG TQ WAS BELOW REQUIRED T/O VALUE. T/O WAS ABORTED AND A/C RETURNED TO RAMP. DURING MX INVESTIGATION, LARGE INCREASES IN ITT READINGS COULD BE SEEN WHEN SELECTING BLEED AIR ON OR ACCELERATING ENG. ENGINE WAS SPLIT AT THE C FLANGE AND THE CT VANE SHROUD SEGMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND CONTACTING THE CT DISC BLADES. PART OF ONE SEGMENT WAS MISSING AND THERE WAS IMPACT DAMAGE NOTED ON THE PT TURBINE WITH METAL IN THE EXHAUST STACKS. ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED AND SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR TO AN APPROVED ENGINE OVERHAUL FACILITY. THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETED 90 HOURS SINCE THE LAST HOT SECTION REPAIR.

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