Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 12, 2006
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
15,899 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A67D
Part serial
CEPSO290
Condition
Oil Consumption
Location
Nr 1
Part time
10,488 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW NOTED THEIR NR 1 OIL PRESSURE, FLUCTUATING AROUND 75 PSI. THEY RETURNED TO THE GATE AND REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE. INSPECTION OF THE CHIP DETECTOR AND OIL FILTER REVEALED NO FAULTS. THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH OIL AND GROUND RUN WITH NO CONSUMPTION OF OIL NOTED. THE OIL BREATHER LINE WAS BAGGED AND THE A/C RAN FOR 30 MINUTES ON THE GROUND UNDER TARGET TORQUE LOADS AND VERY LITTLE CONSUMPTION WAS NOTED. THE A/C WAS SENT ON AN HOUR LONG TEST FLIGHT WHEN IT RETURNED IT WAS APPROX .5 LITER LOWER ON THE OIL LEVEL. SINCE THE OIL LEVEL WAS STILL AT .75 OF A LITER LOW, MAINTENANCE LATER DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL OIL LEVEL. THE A/C WAS FLOWN ON A COUPLE MORE SHORT HOP ROUTS WITH NO OIL U

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