Service difficulty report · Fitting · Beech B99

Difficulty date
June 18, 2015
Submitted
June 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AA
Make and model
Beech B99
Aircraft serial
U159
Aircraft time
38,065 hours, 60,825 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Engine time
34,326 hours, 44,376 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
130F00612D022018
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE RT ENG OIL PRESS BEGAN FLUCTUATING. OIL PRESS DROPPED TO 40 PSI WITH THROTTLE AT IDLE & THE OIL PRESS ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. RT ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AT 1.5 MILES ON FINAL. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED A 90 DEGREE FITTING ON THE OIL COOLER HOSE HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE STARTER & GEN COOLING DUCT CAUSING A LEAK IN THE FITTING, RESULTING IN ENG OIL LOSS IN FLIGHT.

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