Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
January 3, 2019
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC41
Aircraft time
78,753 hours, 73,968 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
6,526 hours, 4,919 cycles
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
310732401
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
6,526 hours, 4,919 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, CREW NOTICED ENGINE OIL ON LT WING. MAINTENANCE LOCATED OIL LEAK AT NR 1 ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP HOUSING AND REPLACED SAME. REMOVED HOUSING VERIFIED TO HAVE CAVITATION CAVITY THROUGH WALL OF SCAVENGE PUMP BODY THAT WAS ALLOWING OIL TO ESCAPE THE INTERNAL CAVITY. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH FAILURE SEEN ON THIS PART NUMBER HOUSING.

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