Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech B200

Difficulty date
May 11, 2010
Submitted
May 11, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N301H
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1219
Aircraft time
10,090 hours, 12,143 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
9,606 hours, 11,473 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C701
Part
Engine
Part number
3030700
Part serial
93901
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
9,606 hours, 11,473 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE S/N 93901 WAS INSTALLED ON ACFT S/N BB-1219 AFTER OVERHAUL, DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND ABORTED THE CHECK FLIGHT RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND SPEAKING TO A TECH REP. IT WAS DETERMAINED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK IN THE NR 1 ENGINE S/N 93901 CAUSING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITH OUT INCIDENT.

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