Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech F90

Difficulty date
May 21, 2007
Submitted
June 6, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N89CA
Make and model
Beech F90
Aircraft serial
LA152
Aircraft time
6,609 hours, 5,777 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Engine time
6,546 hours, 5,712 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A135
Part serial
PCE92418
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Part time
6,546 hours, 5,712 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE, RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. OTHER RT ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR ANY SIGN OF MECHANICAL PROBLEM. NO OTHER INDICATIONS THAT WOULD SUGGEST MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME. THE CHIP LIGHT WENT OUT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND PILOT CONTINUED TO CLOSELY MONITOR RT ENGINE INDICATIONS. PRIOR TO START OF DESCENT (FROM 15000) FOR DESTINATION AIRPORT (BHM) PILOT NOTED SMALL FLUCTUATION IN RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY TORQUE FLUCTUATION (APPROXIMATELY 200 LBS); ITT INDICATION WAS STABLE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SECURED ENGINE AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE AND UPON INSPECTI

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