Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech B99

Difficulty date
June 21, 2011
Submitted
June 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1924T
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U115
Aircraft time
35,877 hours, 52,620 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Engine time
15,021 hours, 18,499 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 20 NM NORTH OF GORMAN AT 11,000 MSL, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD "BANG" FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY "AN INTENSE SHOWER OF SPARKS" COMING FROM THE FWD AREA OF THE ENGINE, APPARENTLY THE EXHAUST. THE PILOT PULLED THE FIREWALL SHUT-OFF, AND CONTINUED THE CHECKLIST FOR SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. NO FURTHER FIRE WAS REPORTED, BUT THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SINGLE ENGINE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT IN KBUR. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED BY PRATT & WHITNEY TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE, BUT MAINTENANCE NOTED OUT OF LIMITS DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR SECTION, DEBRIS THAT FLEW OUT OF THE COMPRESSOR INLET AND THROUGH THE ENGINE COWL IN TWO PLACES. UPDATE TO FOLLOW.

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