What was found
PILOT REPORTED SEEING OIL ON RH WING DURING PREFLIGHT. MAINTENANCE IDENTIFIED A LEAK FROM A HOLE IN THE RH ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP HOUSING AND REPLACED SAME. THIS IS A COMON ISSUE WITH THESE PUMP HOUSINGS.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2023
- Submitted
- November 6, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N113AX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC41
- Aircraft time
- 88,506 hours, 80,836 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A65B
- Engine time
- 16,128 hours, 11,679 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 310732401
- Part serial
- ACE03022307AC
- Condition
- Eroded
- Location
- Scavenge Pump
- Part time
- 1,005 hours, 699 cycles
- Component
- Engine · Pwa
- Component part number
- PT6A65B
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- J
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.