Service difficulty report · Gas Generator · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
July 26, 2010
Submitted
August 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N251GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE251
Aircraft time
29,209 hours, 36,078 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Engine time
29,317 hours, 30,690 cycles
Part
Gas Generator
Condition
Seized
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT RIGHT ENGINE SECURED IN FLIGHT, ITT WAS STEADILY RISING ABOVE LIMITS TO AROUND 940C AND TORQUE WAS STEADILY DECREASING UNTIL ENGINE WAS SECURED. AFTER LANDING OIL FOUND LEAKING FROM ENGINE AND PROP WAS SEIZED. MAINTENANCE PULLED THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL COOLER, HOSES, AND RIGHT EXITER BOX. QUALITY ASSURANCE WAS REQUESTED TO INSPECT FOR RIGHT ENGINE FOD DAMAGE, OVER TEMPERATURE SITUATION, AND A LOSS OF OIL INSPECTIONS. THEY ALSO INSPECTED FOR AUDIBLE RUBBING, BINDING, OR SCRAPING AND WINDMILLING ISSUES. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS THEN REPLACED.

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