Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 11, 2008
Submitted
April 14, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N957FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0070
Aircraft time
10,715 hours, 10,054 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AS PILOT OF FLT 7575, LEVELED OFF AT 9000 FT, HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED TRQ DROPPED BELOW 600 LBS AND ITT STARTED RISING. PILOT NEVER LOST POWER BUT DUE TO TEMP RISING HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER TALKING TO PILOT AND CHECKING POWER ANALYZER AND RECORDER (PAR) THE ITT TEMP REACHED 926 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO MM, ANYTHING OVER 900 DEGREES IN CRUISE FLT REQUIRES TO BE PULLED AND SENT TO OVERHAUL SHOP FOR INSPECTION. WE HAVE BOROSCOPED THE ENGINE AND SEE NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FOD ACCORDING TO OUR CONTRACT MAINT. THERE IS SIGNS OF AN OVERTEMP. FIGURED THAT WITH WHAT THE PAR SHOWS. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSE THE LOUD POP AND THE OVER TEMP. MAYBE THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE. MORE INFO AS RECEIVED.

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