A beech 1900 declared an emergency and diverted due to complete right engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	372568
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2560 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	372568
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Descending out of 13000 ft, aircraft yawed to the right. Felt the aircraft shudder and heard a bang. It was my first officer's leg so I took controls. Power about 1900 pounds, propeller at 1450. Right oil pressure annunciator came on, looked at right itt and oil pressure zero on both. Shut down and feathered the right engine. No fire indication in cockpit. Passenger came up and informed of fire, so I discharged fire bottle just in case. Declared emergency and diverted to pbi. When on ground, fire marshal surveyed the right engine, no fire indication, so taxied to the gate. Fire marshal said no fire residue or indication. Passenger probably saw oil leaving exhaust. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the aircraft was a beechcraft 1900 pwred with a P&west PT6A-65B. The maintenance department preliminary check advised the reporter the high pressure turbine failed. He stated this was not the final analysis as the engine was shipped to P&west for repair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 1900 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO COMPLETE R ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: DSNDING OUT OF 13000 FT, ACFT YAWED TO THE R. FELT THE ACFT SHUDDER AND HEARD A BANG. IT WAS MY FO'S LEG SO I TOOK CTLS. PWR ABOUT 1900 LBS, PROP AT 1450. R OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON, LOOKED AT R ITT AND OIL PRESSURE ZERO ON BOTH. SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED THE R ENG. NO FIRE INDICATION IN COCKPIT. PAX CAME UP AND INFORMED OF FIRE, SO I DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE JUST IN CASE. DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO PBI. WHEN ON GND, FIRE MARSHAL SURVEYED THE R ENG, NO FIRE INDICATION, SO TAXIED TO THE GATE. FIRE MARSHAL SAID NO FIRE RESIDUE OR INDICATION. PAX PROBABLY SAW OIL LEAVING EXHAUST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE ACFT WAS A BEECHCRAFT 1900 PWRED WITH A P&W PT6A-65B. THE MAINT DEPT PRELIMINARY CHK ADVISED THE RPTR THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE FAILED. HE STATED THIS WAS NOT THE FINAL ANALYSIS AS THE ENG WAS SHIPPED TO P&W FOR REPAIR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.