Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech B200

Difficulty date
March 6, 2015
Submitted
March 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411WA
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1294
Aircraft time
12,455 hours, 14,480 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
11,418 hours, 13,307 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE ON FLIGHT, IN VMC CONDITIONS AT APPROX 0620 AST FL 270 & AT MOUNTAIN INTERSECTION, EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES OF THE RT ENG. INITIALLY THERE WAS A SLOW FLUCTUATION OF TQ, N1 & FF, JUST SUBSEQUENT TO ENCOUNTERING SOME MILD MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. THIS HOWEVER WAS LESS THAN 10 SECONDS & THE RT ENG THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL PARAMETERS. APPROX 1 MIN & 30 SECONDS LATER THE FLUCTUATION RETURNED & QUICKLY DETERIORATED INTO AN TQ, N1 & FF ROLLBACK WITH AN ACCOMPANYING RAPID SPIKE IN ITT, AT WHICH TIME, EXECUTED THE ENG FAILURE IN FLIGHT EP. MAX ITT OBSERVED WAS 860 - 880 DEGREES. AFTER INFORMING ATC, REQUIRED LOWER ALTITUDE AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE RT ENG CONTINUED FLIGHT IN VMC CONDITIONS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER IRREGULARITIES ON THE ACFT. ENG REMOVED & SENT TO AN OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. REPORT WILL BE UPDATED PENDING RESULTS OF INSPECTION.

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