Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
February 26, 2018
Submitted
March 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89WC
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FL72
Aircraft time
8,775 hours, 6,775 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
8,500 hours, 6,561 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE LT FUEL QUANTITY ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. OUTSIDE TEMP INDICATED -24 C. CHECKED THE FUEL GAUGES IAW THE CHECKLIST AND HAD 1100 POUNDS PER SIDE LEFT. 2 TO 3 MINUTES LATER THE RT FUEL QUANTITY ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. DESCENDED TO 20,000 FEET AND THE TEMP ONLY ROSE TO -22 C. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THE LEFT ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER AND STARTED FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. DESCENDED DOWN TO 15000 FEET AND THE TEMP THERE WAS -7 C. ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF POWER LOSS AGAIN, LEVELED AT 14000 FEET THE LEFT ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MINUTES. IT RE-LIT BECAUSE THE ENGINE AUTO IGNITIONS WERE ARMED. SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE CAME BACK, IT STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF POWER LOSS AND OUR RIGHT GENERATOR WENT OFFLINE. RESET THE BUSS SENSE SWITCH IAW THE CHECKLIST. THE RIGHT GENERATOR CAME BACK ONLINE. CLEARED DOWN TO 5000 FEET, AND THEN 2000 FEET, CLEARED TO LAND, DURING THE DECENT THE LEFT ENGINE CONTINUED TO SHOW SIGNS OF POWER LOSS. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.