Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 10, 2012
Submitted
December 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3229A
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB51
Aircraft time
31,203 hours, 43,641 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
20,110 hours, 26,846 cycles
Part
Sense Line
Part number
3033260
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT APPROX 900 FT DURING CLIMBOUT FROM KSAT, RT ENGINE FAILED AND AUTOFEATHERED. ENGINE TORQUE, RPM AND PROP RPM ALL DROPPED. SECURED ENGINE PER THE CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KSAT. MX DISCOVERED OIL RESIDUE IN THE EXHAUST AND ON THE 2ND STAGE TURBINE BLADES. NO CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT WAS REPORTED, OR NOTED BY MAINTENANCE. NO DEBRIS FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL FILTER OR ON THE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR. OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN BY 1 QT. EXCESSIVE OIL WAS FOUND IN THE ACCESSORY GEAR BOX. THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED. INVESTIGATION OF REMOVED ENGINE FOUND A CRACKED P3 AIR LINE. THE CRACKED LINE WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN.

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