Service difficulty report · Shaft · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
December 20, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Part
Shaft
Part number
26012672
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOTICING HIGH FAILURE RATE BETWEEN SHAFT (PN 2601267-2) AND GEAR (PN 3100450-01) LESS THAN 1,000 HRS. WHEN REPLACING GEAR WITH MFG O/H GEAR, NEW SHAFT DOES NOT FIT INTO GEAR. TRIED OTHER ACFT MFG NEW AIR CONDITIONER DRIVE SHAFTS AND THEY INSTALLED WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 3RD MFG SHAFT/GEAR REPLACEMENT THIS YEAR, ENCOUNTERED SAME PROBLEM WITH EACH INSTALL. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY INSTALLNG SEVERAL DIFFERENT SHAFTS, (PN 2601267-2), UNTIL THE CORRECT FIT COULD BE ACHIEVED.

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