Service difficulty report · Oil System · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 19, 2019
Submitted
October 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718AF
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC162
Aircraft time
33,667 hours, 41,862 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO KSDF THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BLEED AIR. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE RIGHT BLEED AIR AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE PILOT LANDED AT KSDF WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOT THE RIGHT ENGINE AND FOUND OIL MIGRATING INTO THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CAUSE OF THE OIL MIGRATING INTO THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED WITH THE ENGINE INSTALLED. THE RIGHT ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED. THE SOURCE OF FAILURE WILL BE REPORTED WHEN THE TEAR DOWN REPORT IS RECEIVED FORM THE ENGINE REPAIR FACILITY.

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