Service difficulty report · Vent Line · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 18, 2012
Submitted
June 8, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4625B
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0159
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Vent Line
Part number
S5114
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED, AND ON HIS INBD FLIGHT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF AN EXTERNAL OIL LEAK. ON THE GROUND RUN MX ALSO NOTED THE TORQUE WAS FLUCTUATING. WHEN BLEED AIR WAS TURNED ON A FINE MIST OF OIL WAS EMITTED FROM THE HEATER VENTS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE ENGINE VENT LINE HAD COLLAPSED INTERNALLY PRESSURIZING THE CASE AND CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK INTERNALLY INTO THE COMPRESSOR.

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