Service difficulty report · Turbine · Beech C90

Difficulty date
April 28, 2009
Submitted
June 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N90ME
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft serial
LJ661
Aircraft time
12,037 hours, 15,635 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A20A
Engine time
6,586 hours, 11,203 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

APPROX 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AT FLT LEVEL 170 WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT CONDITIONS. RT ENGINE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE, FLAMES WERE SEEN FROM THE EXHAUST DUCTS. CREW INITIATED ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES. CREW CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED LANDING AT CLOSED AIRPORT. ACFT MADE UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE CONTAINED IN THE POWER SECTION OF THE ENGINE. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHICH COMPONENT MAY HAVE FAILED.

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