Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 31, 2023
Submitted
November 2, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124GP
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
U239
Aircraft time
37,900 hours, 47,865 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
18,653 hours, 16,271 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

NORMAL TAXI/RUN UP/TAKEOFF / CLIMB. AS I WAS LEVELING OFF FUEL PRESSURE LOW ON RH ENG ILLUMINATED, SWITCHED ON STANDBY PUMP AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED LOOKED FOR AND FOUND NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. REDUCED POWER TO CRUISE SETTING AND SCANNED INSTRUMENTS AGAIN. THIS TIME THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND VERY SLOWLY START TO DECREASE. REDUCED POWER FURTHER ON THE RH ENGINE TO OBSERVE THE RESULT. OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP. ONCE THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS REACHED LOWER REDLINE THE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED (TOOK ABOUT 2 MINUTES FOR OIL PRESSES TO DROP TO REDLINE). IMMEDIATELY SECURED ENGINE USING THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS AND THEN COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS. REQUESTED RETURN TO KBIL AND LANDED SINGLE ENGINE UNEVENTFULLY. SWAPPED OUT AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED LATE TO BZN.

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