Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
February 21, 2013
Submitted
February 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31702
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB3
Aircraft time
35,006 hours, 50,298 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
31,427 hours, 45,050 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO KJAC THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS LEFT ENGINE POWER LEVER WOULD REDUCE POWER, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE WHEN THE PILOT ADVANCED THE LEFT POWER LEVER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT KJAC WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE AT KJAC INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE; ALL ENGINE CONTROLS, THROTTLE, PROP AND CONDITION LEVER FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. INSPECTED THE P3 FILTER NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. BLEW AIR THROUGH THE P3 LINES NO DEBRIS FOUND. GROUND PERFORMANCE RUN COMPLETED ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. A CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. NO DISCREPANCIES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.

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