Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 3, 2007
Submitted
January 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101UE
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC101
Aircraft time
27,518 hours, 34,081 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Engine
Condition
Reads High
Location
Left
Part time
17,149 hours, 22,631 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT ENGINE INDICATED ABNORMALLY HIGH ITT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. MX PERFORMED A LT ENGINE ITT THERMOCOUPLE LOOP RESISTANCE CHECK AND ADJUSTED. MX ALSO PERFORMED AND ITT CALIBRATION CHECK AND WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. PERFORMED ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION CALIBRATION CHECK AND WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. PERFORMED ENGINE TRIM THERMOCOUPLE TEST AND WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. MX PERFORMED LT AND RT ENGINE RIGGING AND ADJUSTMENTS AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE ROCOVERY WASH AND GROUND PERFORMANCE RUN UP AND FOUND THE ENGINE PARAMETERS TO BE WITH IN LIMITS AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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