Service difficulty report · Tach Generator · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 28, 2020
Submitted
October 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2049K
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC164
Aircraft time
21,323 hours, 31,230 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A140
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Tach Generator
Part number
503890571
Part serial
AMF4204
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
3,925 hours, 4,710 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KLAN, NR 1 ENGINE PROP RPM DROPPED OFF 200-400 FT/LBS OF TORQUE LESS THAN THE NR 2 ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, UPON ADJUSTING THE POWER AND PROPS TO MATCH IN PHYSICAL LOCATION, AND THEN FINE TUNING TO NULLIFY THE ASYMMETRICAL PROP HARMONIC, THE HARMONIC RETURNED AFTER 5-10 SECONDS AND MORE EXTREME THAN NORMAL. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THEN THE AIRCRAFT SEEMS TO ROLL/YAW. PILOT INFORMED ATC AND REQUESTED RETURNING TO KLAN. KLAN ATC ESCALATED TO AN EMERGENCY CATEGORY. AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. LAN MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND LT PROP INDICATION NOT SHOWING CORRECT RPM. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT PROP TACH GENERATOR AND PROP RMP INDICATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS, PER AMM 77-00-00 AND 77-21-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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