Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech B300

Difficulty date
October 25, 2022
Submitted
November 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL984
Aircraft time
5,500 hours, 4,674 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
5,578 hours, 4,594 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
310270001
Part serial
PCEPK1747
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Engine
Part time
5,578 hours, 1,124 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J, E
Precautionary procedure
E, A, O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB LEFT ENGINE PROP CAME OUT OF SYNC FOLLOWED BY A LEFT SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION (TORQUE JUMPED TO 130%). LEFT ENGINE ITT WENT INTO THE RED. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, THE TORQUE AND ITT WENT TO THE GREEN. ADVANCING THE THROTTLES WOULD CAUSE SAME RESULTS TORQUE/ITT IN THE RED. CREW DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE ENGINE. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST FOR SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND A DIVERT BACK TO KIWA WAS PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. ENGINE RIG/PERFORMANCE RUNS PERFORMED WITH THE DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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