Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
June 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
32,915 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Seized
Location
Reduction
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

(CAN) AFTER SHUTDOWN FROM A NORMAL FLIGHT (AND SHUTDOWN) IT WAS NOTED THAT THE R/H PROP OF C-GSKM WAS UNABLE TO BE ROTATED. AFTER A MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER SECTION/REDUCTION GEARBOX WAS SEIZED WHILE THE GAS GENERATOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE SPINS NORMALLY. OIL FILTERS, SCREENS AND CHIP DETECTORS WERE ALL CHECKED AND WERE CLEAN.

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