Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech B200

Difficulty date
March 19, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Engine
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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) PILOT REPORTED A CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY RISE IN ITT AND AN ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. THE ON GROUND TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A MAJOR QUANTITY OF FERROUS METAL DEBRIS ADHERED TO CHIP DETECTOR MAGNETS. THE ENGINE WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. TEARDOWN REPORT FOUND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FULLY DETERMINED EVENT IF EVIDENCES MAY SUGGEST THAT THE INITIAL EVENT WAS THE SEIZURE OF THE 1ST STAGE CARRIER IN ITS FLANGED SUPPORT BEARINGS IN THE REAR REDUCTION GEAR BOX HOUSING.

More about the Beech B200