Service difficulty report · None · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 15, 2022
Submitted
November 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC44
Aircraft time
30,350 hours, 34,553 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
13,110 hours, 9,503 cycles
Part
None
Part number
310732401
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Eroded
Location
Zone 500
Part time
440 hours, 326 cycles
Component
Engine · Pwa
Component part number
PT6A65B
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING UNRELATED MAINTENANCE, AN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE IDENTIFIED THE ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP AS HAVING A PINHOLE LEAK AND THE PUMP HOUSING WAS REPLACED. INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT CAVITATION EROSION OF THE PUMP BODY IN A CORNER OF THE CAVITY HAD CREATED A HOLE. THIS IS A FREQUENT ON THESE PUMP HOUSINGS. POST REPLACEMENT OF PUMP HOUSING LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD.

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