Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 20, 2009
Submitted
February 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE255
Aircraft time
25,530 hours, 30,341 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
5038912129
Part serial
2519
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Right
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL, RT ENGINE HAD ABOUT 5 TO 6 POWER SURGES. DURING THE SURGES, RT TORQUE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN APPROX 500LB-1200LB. FIRST POWER SURGES OCCURED AT APPROX 500LB OF TORQUE AS THE F/O ADVANCED POWER ON BOTH POWER LEVERS FROM 500LB TO 700LB OF TORQUE. AS THE FIRST OFFICER ADVANCED POWER ON BOTH POWER LEVERS FROM 500 LBS TO 700 LBS OF TORQUE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN AUTOFEATHER OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FOUND THE LT LOW PRESSURE SWITCH TO BE INOPERATIVE PER MM 61-21-00. MAINTENANCE R & R THE LT LOW PRESSURE SWITCH IAW MM 61-21-00.OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK WERE GOOD.

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