Service difficulty report · Oil System · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 5, 2011
Submitted
October 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426FL
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK376
Aircraft time
5,456 hours, 4,717 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
5,456 hours, 4,717 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW NOTED A BURNING SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF, FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE AFT PASSENGER CABIN (NO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD). ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED OIL SMELL COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE. BOROSCOPE OF THE RT ENGINE REVEALED OIL RESIDUE AFT OF THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR.

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