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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Lincoln, NE · March 8, 2008

Date: March 8, 2008 · 16:26 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DEMA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N957FE
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N957FERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0070 · Built 1988 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N957FE, CE-208B, being operated as baron aviation flight 7577 enroute from grand island, NE, to omaha, NE, diverted into Lincoln, NE, due to engine problems and low power. The pilot reported to maintenance that he heard a loud pop and the engine temperature climbed to 900 plus degrees. Maintenance changed the engine and sent the engine in for overhaul. The engine had 1,716 hours since overhaul and 7,584 cycles since new.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N957FE, CE-208B, BEING OPERATED AS BARON AVIATION FLIGHT 7577 ENROUTE FROM GRAND ISLAND, NE, TO OMAHA, NE, DIVERTED INTO LINCOLN, NE, DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LOW POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 900 PLUS DEGREES. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE ENGINE AND SENT THE ENGINE IN FOR OVERHAUL. THE ENGINE HAD 1,716 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL AND 7,584 CYCLES SINCE NEW.