Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
November 10, 2024
Submitted
November 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587PB
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1408
Aircraft time
10,319 hours, 15,187 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
1003840725
Part serial
4321
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
391 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: DURING DESCENT, NOTICED SPARKS FLYING BY PILOT WINDOW FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE LEFT SIDE OF NOSE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED DEFECTIVE MOTOR AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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