Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
March 18, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
16,865 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
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) DURING T/O CLIMB, THE LT ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A CHIP LIGHT AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT WHERE A SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MAGNETIC DEBRIS, INCLUDING BEARING MATERIAL, WAS FOUND ON THE CHIP DETECTOR AND THE PROPELLER WAS HARD TO ROTATE. ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED.