Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
September 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
#1 Position
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT GOING THROUGH 7,000 FEET, CO-PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT RISE IN ITT AND A SLIGHT DROP IN TORQUE AND OIL PRESSURE ON THE #1 ENGINE. POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ITS POINT OF DEPARTURE, WITH OIL PRESSURE MAINTAINED AT 52 PSI. MAIN OIL SCREEN INSPECTED - SLIGHT TRACES OF METAL. NOSE GEAR CASE SCREEN INSPECTED - EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. ENGINE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.