Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
6,685 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A42
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED A CHIP DETECTOR WARNING LIGHT ON THE RT ENGINE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT A PROBLEM, MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. COWLS WERE REMOVED, CHIP PLUG PULLED, METAL WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO MAGNETIC PINS ON PLUG. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND O/H ENGINE INSTALLED.

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