Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 3, 2010
Submitted
August 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE154
Aircraft time
27,594 hours, 36,182 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtorqued
Location
Right
Part time
30,223 hours, 33,912 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON APPROACH, RT POWER LEVER STUCK WITH AN OVERTORQUE INDICATION, PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RT PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MX PERFORMED AN INSPECTION ON RT ENGINE POWER CONTROL LINKAGE, CABLE, CAMBOX, & FUEL CONTROL UNIT. INSPECTED LINKAGE AT CONTROL PEDESTAL, NO EVIDENCE OF BINDING OR STICK FOUND. NO VISUAL DEFECTS NOTED. RT POWER LEVER OPERATES SMOOTHLY. FOUND ALL HARDWARE TO BE CORRECTLY INSTALLED & SECURE. MX INSPECTED POWER LEVER CABLE FROM PEDESTAL THROUGH CABIN & WING LEADING EDGE OUT TO RT ENGINE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED CVR & FDR FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MX PERFORMED A WINDMILLING & OVERTORQUE INSPECTION, INSPECTED RGB CHIP DETECTOR & OIL STRAINER, & REPLACED MAIN OIL FILTER. ROTATED COMPRESSER ROTOR TO CHECK FOR INDICATIONS OF AGB OR BEARING DESTRESS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DUE TO OVERTORQUE, REPLACED RT PROP, & REPLACED RT POWER SECTION REF TASK CARD 1900-7200.00.

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