Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 12, 2019
Submitted
July 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786DD
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1171
Aircraft time
11,995 hours, 12,300 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Engine time
11,567 hours, 11,745 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
AS3209019
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND WAS IN CLIMB WHEN PILOT NOTICED A FLUID COMING OUT OF RT COWLING NEAR THE INBOARD EXHAUST STACK. PILOT BEGAN TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WERE IN GREEN BUT THE FLUID WAS CONTINUING TO COME OUT OF THE COWLING. THE PILOT CHOOSE TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF RT ENGINE. UPON LANDING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE FLUID TO BE TURBINE OIL AND THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE COVER OF THE SCAVENGE FILTER SCREEN ON THE POWERSECTION GEAR REDUCTION. THE COVER WAS LEAKING DUE TO A FAILED O-RING UNDER THE COVER. O-RING WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE WAS RUN UP AND LEAK CHECKED. THE LEAK WENT AWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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