Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 11, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
32,291 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
5038912155
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTING OUT OF XXX WE HAD THE #2 ENGINE BOUNCING BETWEEN 4000-2500 TORQUE, AT 400 FEET WE BROUGHT POWER BACK TO CLIMB POWER AND THE TORQUE WAS STEADY, SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE GAUGE. WHEN WE WERE CRUISING TO XXX AT 4500 FEET WE HAD A LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT FLICKER, SO WE LOOKED AT THE OIL PRESSURE AND IT WAS BOUNCING BETWEEN 50-70PSI. WE REDUCED TO 2000 ON THE TORQUE AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS STEADY AT 45 PSI SO WE DECIDED TO HEAD TO XXXXX AND SHUTDOWN THE #2 ENGINE. WE DECLARED A PAN PAN WITH CENTER AND HAD EMERGENT VEHICLES ON STANDBY. WE COMPLETED ALL THE REQUIRED CHECKLISTS AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL AND SHUT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DID AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE RUNS CARRIED OUT, NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE FOLLOWED THE ENGINE INSPECTION FOR LOS OF OIL PRESSURE AS PER THE P&W MM 72-00-00 AND FOUND NO FURTHER FAULTS. (TC# 20190513002)

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