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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Marina, CA · March 25, 2008

Date: March 25, 2008 · 17:57 local
Place: Marina, CA
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AWHA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N762FE
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A114A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,547 total1,059 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N762FERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0255 · Built 1991 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported during climb from FL055 to FL070 he heard a loud bang. Engine warning lights illuminated and the engine failed. He declared an emergency, diverted and landed at Marina airport without injuries or damage. Post flight checks show the engine chip detector warning lt illuminated, movement of the prop results in grinding noise, and the alternator cannot be moved. Engine serial number: pc-e 17172, total time since new: 9614.6, cycles on engine since new: 10892, total time since overhaul: 1577.6, cycles since overhaul: 1834. Propeller serial number: 991886. Engine will be sent to pratt & whitney, w. Virginia, for tear down. West air inc. will submit a mis report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMB FROM FL055 TO FL070 HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED AND LANDED AT MARINA AIRPORT WITHOUT INJURIES OR DAMAGE. POST FLIGHT CHECKS SHOW THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WARNING LT ILLUMINATED, MOVEMENT OF THE PROP RESULTS IN GRINDING NOISE, AND THE ALTERNATOR CANNOT BE MOVED. ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER: PC-E 17172, TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW: 9614.6, CYCLES ON ENGINE SINCE NEW: 10892, TOTAL TIME SINCE OVERHAUL: 1577.6, CYCLES SINCE OVERHAUL: 1834. PROPELLER SERIAL NUMBER: 991886. ENGINE WILL BE SENT TO PRATT & WHITNEY, W. VIRGINIA, FOR TEAR DOWN. WEST AIR INC. WILL SUBMIT A MIS REPORT.