Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
December 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 99A
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Engine
Condition
Chip Light
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON 6 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. REMOVAL OF CHIP DETECTOR REVEALED A LARGE PIECE OF METAL ACROSS THE LUGS. THE ENGINE WAS A LOANER AND WAS RETURNED TO THE OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR DISPOSITION. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN SPLIT TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE METAL. PART TC: 718.

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