Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS9388115
Condition
Undersized
Location
Chip Det
Component
Beech · 5038912115
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE CARRYING OUT MAINTENANCE ON AN ENGINE THE INSPECTION OF THE REDUCTION GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF AN O-RING. IN DRAWING THE O-RING FROM STORES THE AME NOTED THE SIZE OF THE NEW O-RING WAS NOT THE SAME AS THAT OF THE ONE REMOVED. AS OTHER O-RINGS WERE INSPECTED IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED CASE.