Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
August 6, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
7,943 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Left
Part time
7,630 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 A FLIGHT, THE LT ENGINE EXPERIENCED THREE TORQUE DECAY SURGES ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND AFTER SEVERAL COMPONENT CHANGES AND TEST FLIGHTS AS THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT RECURRING EVENT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR A SHOP VISIT/O/H.