Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 30, 2015
Submitted
November 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26RZ
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC134
Aircraft time
21,511 hours, 32,076 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Tube
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE THE PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENG OIL PRESS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED & THE OIL PRESS INDICATION WAS AT 60 PSI & IN THE YELLOW ARC. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER ON THE RT ENG. DECLARED AN EMER, DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED THE RT ENG, OIL LEVEL WAS 4 QRTS LOW. NO OIL LEAKS WERE PRESENT. INSPECTED THE OIL SYS BREATHER SCAT TUBE & FOUND THE INNER WALL COLLAPSED. REPLACED OIL VENT SCAT TUBE & PERFORMED ENG RUNS & OPERATIONAL CHECKS. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

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