Service difficulty report · Shroud · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
July 21, 2013
Submitted
July 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947AM
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1238
Aircraft time
10,692 hours, 13,709 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Shroud
Part number
505542373
Condition
Broken
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT THOUGHT HE SAW MOMENTARY FLASHES OF LIGHT REFLECTING OFF OF LT PROP SPINNER. NO ACFT SYS WERE AFFECTED OR PERFORMANCE DETERIORATED IN ANY WAY. FLIGHT & LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED ACFT, NO DAMAGES OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WERE DISCOVERED. OPENED PANELS AND FOUND DAMAGES TO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN LT NOSE AREA COMPARTMENT. ON FURTHER INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND METAL PIECE THAT APPEARS TO BE FROM AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR FAN SHROUD AND IT WAS GETTING HIT BY THE AIR CON MOTOR FAN, BEING THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THE PILOT OBSERVING FLASHES OF LIGHT.

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