Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 99AFACH

Difficulty date
June 22, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 99AFACH
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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) UNCONTAINED EVENT DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISES AND SAW SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS SHUTDOWN AND A SAFE LANDING FOLLOWED. POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND A SEVERELY DAMAGED COMPRESSOR AND SMALL PIECES CAME OUT THE INTAKE AND PUNCHED HOLES IN THE COWLING. THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND WILL BE SENT TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.