Service difficulty report · Shroud · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 3, 2012
Submitted
December 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15503
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC72
Aircraft time
27,660 hours, 35,574 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
6,147 hours, 8,730 cycles
Part
Shroud
Part number
3031873
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
3,035 hours, 5,230 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT ON LAST FLIGHT OF DAY, ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN TO DROP OFF. THIS CAUSED THE ACFT TO YAW TO THE RT. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT A COMPRESSOR TURBINE SHROUD SEGMENT HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE SHROUD ASSY AND CONTACTED THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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