Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 3, 2007
Submitted
June 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE190
Aircraft time
20,708 hours, 35,412 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Engine time
24,074 hours, 33,542 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
3044900
Part serial
PCE114194
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLIGHT: 9171, DURING FLIGHT AT 17,000 FEET RT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATES FROM 3,000 LBS TO 2,500 LBS FOR 3 SECONDS. TORQUE STABILIZED AT 2,700 LBS FOR 10 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY ERRATIC TORQUE READINGS FROM 3,000 LBS TO 1,500 LBS WITH ITT AT 850 DEGREES. PERFORMED MEMORY ITEMS FOR ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT TO SECURE ENGINE. DIVERTED TO FPO LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE REPORTED TORQUE FLUCTUATION AND HIGH ITT WAS CAUSED BY FRACTURE OF THE 1ST STAGE PT BLADES. THE PT BLADES FRACTURED BY OVERLOAD DUE TO LOSS OF RADIAL SUPPORT CAUSED BY OIL STARVATION AND SUBSEQUENT DISTRESS OF THE NR 3 BEARING. THE OIL STARVATION WAS CAUSED BY BLOCKAGE DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP.

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