Service difficulty report · Compressor · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 15, 2006
Submitted
March 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988CC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB490
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED FLAMES MOMENTARILY COMING FROM THE LT AND RT ENGINE EXHAUST STACKS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT THAT WE ALSO SERVE AS AN AIR AMBULANCE AND SWAP PLANES TIL THE CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED. THE PILOT REPORTED IT TO MAINTENANCE AS A COMPRESSOR STALL OF THE LT AND RT ENGINES. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES IN POWER SETTINGS OR ALTITUDES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE ENGINES WERE INSPECTED FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE AIRCRAFT INGESTED ICE. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE CONDITIONS WERE RIGHT FOR THE FORMATION OF ICE AND ALL SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE AND DE-ICE WERE FUNCTION CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT