Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 31, 2020
Submitted
January 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC116
Aircraft time
33,726 hours, 37,026 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
310732401
Part serial
866
Condition
Cavitates
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
1,834 hours, 1,061 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE OIL LEAKING. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAK TO BE COMING FROM THE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP HOUSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL SCAVENGE PUMP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF REMOVED OIL SCAVENGE PUMP, THERE WAS CAVITATION INSIDE OF THE HOUSING ITSELF.

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