Service difficulty report · Line · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
December 12, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
22,588 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Line
Part number
3011847
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTURE DURING CLIMB, THE PILOT NOTICED SLIGHT POWER LOSS ON THE LT ENGINE WHICH SLOWLY DECAYED UNTIL TORQUE WAS AT 100LBS AT WHICH TIME THE PROP WAS FEATHERED. THE CREW ELECTED TO LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING AS ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE GREEN AND THEY WANTED THE GENERATOR RUNNING AS ICING CONDITIONS WERE FORECAST. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE PY LINE FROM THE PROP GOVERNOR TO THE FCU WAS CRACKED. THE LINE WAS REPLACED GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20071214006)