Service difficulty report · Gasket · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 12, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
3,282 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Gasket
Part number
3039936
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Pwc
Component part number
PT6A42
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) GASKET PN 3007342 AND SUBSEQUENT SUPERCEDURE TO 3039936 ARE THE ONLY GASKETS SPECIFIED FOR USE ON THE CABIN BLEED AIR PORT. THE 3039936 GASKETS ARE MADE OF A FIBER OR OTHER MATERIAL NOT WELL SUITED TO THIS HOT AND HIGH PRESSURE AREA. OTHER ENGINES LIST A METAL GASKET OPTION PN 3029677 AS APPROVED FOR INSTALLATION AT THIS PORT. MFG HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE IN THE -42 IPC. (TC NR 20061012004)