Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech F90

Difficulty date
July 16, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech F90
Engine
Pwa PT6A135A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, THE CREW OBSERVED A LOUD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. ITT INDICATION DROPPED TO ZERO, THE PROPELLER FEATHERED WITHOUT PILOT INPUT AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH OIL STREAMING FROM THE FRONT COWL AREA. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. POST-FLIGHT INSP REVEALED FRACTURED PT BLADES.

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