Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 28, 2005
Submitted
January 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK317
Aircraft time
4,010 hours, 3,359 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
4,015 hours, 3,359 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT15D5
Part serial
PCEJA0407
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Right
Part time
4,015 hours, 3,359 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, SHORTLY AFTER POWER WAS REDUCED TO BEGIN DESCENT FROM CRUISE ALTITUDE, BOTH ENGINES EXPERIENCED A SUSTAINED POWER LOSS. UNABLE TO RESTART EITHER ENGINE IN FLT. EMERGENCY DECLARED & ACFT DIVERTED. UNDER NTSB INVESTIGATION. MX REPLACED AIRFRAME & ENGINE FUEL FILTERS. CHECKS PERFORMED ON IGNITION ANTI-ICE, FUEL TEMP, AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER BY-PASS INDICATION SYS, NO DISCREPANCIES. LT & RT ENG P-3 BOSSES INSP FOR WORN GASKETS. NO LEAK OR DAMAGE. ENG OIL SOAP SAMPLES & FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN. RT ENG REPLACED, 5 PT ENG RUNS PERFORMED ON LT & RT POWERPLANTS. REMOVED ENG WILL BE TORN DOWN BY MANUF AS PART OF NTSB INVESTIGATION. THREE GROUND POWER RUNS WERE COMPLETED, NO NOTED PROBLEMS.

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