Service difficulty report · Oil System · Beech B200

Difficulty date
August 29, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, WHILE IN CRUISE, THE PILOT NOTICED HEAVY TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY LARGE FLAMES FROM EXHAUST. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WHERE THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. GROUND INSPECTION FOUND A SMALL OIL LEAK ORIGINATING FROM THE PROP BLADE ROOTS. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.

More about the Beech B200