Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 30, 2026
Submitted
August 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852MA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5081
Part
Warning Message
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED ON FLIGHT 864 FROM HONOLULU TO MOLOKAI, SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION ON DEPARTURE, FUEL BOOST ON CAS MESSAGE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ON PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD). FUEL FLOW INDICATION ON MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY(MFD) APPEARED NORMAL, BUT CAS MESSAGE CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN RESPONSE, THE FUEL BOOST PUMP TURNED ON AND IGNITION TURNED ON. CONTINUED TO CLIMB AS USUAL WITH NORMAL FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS. RETURNED THE BOOST PUMP TO NORM & TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, CAS MESSAGE PERSISTED & BEGAN APPEARING MORE FREQUENTLY THAN INITIALLY OBSERVED. CONTACTED ATC, REQUESTED VECTORS BACK TO HONOLULU, & RETURNED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, SHUT OFF THE BOOST PUMP, & A FUEL PRESSURE LOW CAS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY APPEARED ON THE PFD.

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