Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
February 19, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
8,690 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN3
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A28
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, A
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL115, A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED WITH FLAMES VISIBLE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED.