Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech C90

Difficulty date
February 7, 2014
Submitted
February 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24GJ
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft serial
LJ769
Aircraft time
13,876 hours, 13,076 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
13,646 hours, 12,957 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING WITHOUT PASSENGERS, ON DECENT ABOUT TEN MILES OUT FROM THE AIRPORT THE LT ENG SHUTDOWN. THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THE SHUTDOWN THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, NO ABNORMAL PARAMETERS ON ANY OF THE GAUGES, THE PROP FEATHERED & THEY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WE HAVE NOT YET FOUND THE PROBLEM THE ENG IS BEING REMOVED & SENT FOR EVALUATION.

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