Service difficulty report · Housing · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 8, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Housing
Part number
3014580
Condition
Cracked
Location
Chip Detector
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CHIP DETECTOR HOUSING ATTACHMENT BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED ON THE NR 1 ENGINE, RESULTING IN ONLY THE O-RING AND LOCKWIRE HOLDING THE CHIP DETECTOR HOUSING IN PLACE PREVENTING AN IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY 150 HOURS PRIOR, AND AT THIS TIME THE HOUSING WAS INSTALLED IAW THE MM. THE COMPANY IS DOING A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE HOUSING EVERY 50 HOURS FOR THE NEXT 500 HOURS.

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