Service difficulty report · Precooler · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 5, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
8,961 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Precooler
Part number
1143800025
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine Air
Part time
8,894 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD MARGINAL PERFORMANCE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMP CONDITIONS WITH ANTI-ICE ON THE ENGINE WAS TEMPERATURE LIMITED. ALL ENGINE AIR SYS WERE INSPECTED AND MX DISCOVERED THE RT ENGINE PRECOOLER HAD CRACKED ON THE INLET SIDE WELD JOINT, AS WELL AS THERE WAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OIL COOLER WHERE THE HOT AIR LEAK HAD MELTED SOME FINS. BOTH ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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