SDR S2YA04009

Service difficulty report · Elbow · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
March 26, 2004
Submitted
February 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE88
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Elbow
Part number
310047001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
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, MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED FOR THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE RT ENGINE AUTO-FEATHERED AND THE CREW IAW QRH SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE IN FLIGHT. THE AC THEN MADE AN AIR-TURN-BACK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CREW MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX INSPECTED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE OIL PRESSURE ELBOW HAD CRACKED AS A RESULT THE PROP LOST OIL PRESSURE AND WENT INTO A FEATHERED POSITION. MX REPLACED THE ELBOW AND SERVICED, INSPECTED AND RAN THE ENGINE. THE AC WAS FERRIED BACK, AND THE RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED. (K)

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