Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 99

Difficulty date
August 9, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
24,456 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Part time
12,676 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, (JUST PRIOR TO VR) A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. THE AC CONTINUED WITH THE TAKEOFF AND ONCE AIRBORNE THE CREW DIVERTED BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. AS THEY WERE COMING AROUND, THE PROP RPM, TORQUE, AND FUEL FLOW ON THE RT ENGINE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BUT REMAINED WITHIN LIMITS. POWER WAS REDUCED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING CARRIED OUT. FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO CARRY OUT A GROUND RUN. THE ENGINES WERE RUN UP AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS, WHEN POWER WAS ADVANCED BEYOND 85 PERCENT NG ON THE RT ENGINE, TORQUE AND FUEL FLOW BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. AS THIS SEEMED TO INDICATE IT WAS A FUEL SCHEDULING PROBLEM, IT WAS DECIDED, IN CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE FLIGH

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