SDR S2YA970029

Service difficulty report · Power Section · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE80
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Power Section
Part number
3044700
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
6,909 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
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

MKE/CVG - FLT 1026 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW NOTICED THE RT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATING PLUS OR MINUS 200 FEET/POUNDS AND PROPELLER SPEED WAS FLUCTUATING WITH THE TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO MKE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RT AND LT PROPELLERS WERE SWAPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN; WITH A SATISFACTORY GROUND RUN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN. AFTER THE UNSATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT, THE RT ENGINE POWER SECTION WAS REPLACED. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED, AFTER A SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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