Service difficulty report · Oil System · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
February 28, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
34,369 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, PILOTS NOTED NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING, THIS WAS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. CREW REPORTED A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN. THE CREW SECURED ENGINE AND ACTIONED THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE REMOVED ENGINE IN HANGAR SHOWED NO SIGN OF FIRE. BOTH CT & PT ROTORS WERE FREE TO ROTATE WITHOUT ANY RUBBING OR HANG-UP. PT BLADES LOOKED NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PT BLADES.

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