Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Beech C90

Difficulty date
August 31, 2020
Submitted
September 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813JB
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft serial
LJ899
Aircraft time
10,173 hours, 12,401 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
9,901 hours, 11,701 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
310103702
Part serial
7A094
Condition
Torn
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
9,901 hours, 11,701 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED HEARING A POP UPON ADVANCING PROP LEVERS ON MID-FINAL APPROACH INTO KAAO. PILOT NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION EXTREMELY LOW, LANDING WAS COMPLETED PER NORMAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE FOUND THE POWER SECTION INNER EXHAUST LINER HAD TORN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE POWER TURBINE DISC. THE POWER SECTION WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO CTS FOR REPAIR. CTS DETERMINED THE CAUSE FOR PT BLADE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO EXHAUST BEARING SUPPORT COVER FAILURE. THE NR 3 BEARING COVER & SKI JUMP (EXHAUST DUCT) CRACKED AND EVENTUALLY CONTACTED PT BLADES CAUSING THE BLADES TO FAIL.

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