What was found
DURING CLIMB OUT PILOT OBSERVED FLAMES & SPARKS COMING FROM THE LT ENG EXHAUST. LT ENG ITT WAS APPROACHING LIMITS, SO PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE & RETURNED FOR LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2014
- Submitted
- April 25, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N238AL
- Make and model
- Beech C99
- Aircraft serial
- U238
- Aircraft time
- 22,128 hours, 37,144 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A36
- Engine time
- 28,563 hours, 44,942 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- PT6A36
- Part serial
- PCE38070
- Condition
- Sparks
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, A
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.