Service difficulty report · Oil System · Beech B300

Difficulty date
May 12, 2021
Submitted
May 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL930
Aircraft time
4,964 hours, 4,218 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
906 hours, 751 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
906 hours, 751 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT FL290 RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND WENT INTO THE RED. OIL WAS OBSERVED STREAKING ALONG ENGINE COWL. AN INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS PERFORMED PER THE CHECKLIST AND DIVERTED TO KSGF. SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A LOOSE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE TRANSDUCER OIL LINE 'B' NUT. PER PRATT AND WHITNEY ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIMIT EXCEEDANCE AND LOW OIL QUANTITY (5QTS). ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN PROGRESS.

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