What was found
DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM LT ENGINE. ABORTED TAKE OFF. DETERMINED LT POWER SECTION SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ROUTED FAILED UNIT FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2002
- Submitted
- January 13, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16540
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE172
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- 3044800
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Left
- Part time
- 14,257 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, E, J
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.