SDR 2020F00487

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 5, 2020
Submitted
December 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0115
Aircraft time
14,079 hours, 16,415 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
5,422 hours, 6,365 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
32448098R
Part serial
B10820
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Part time
970 hours, 1,187 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

JUST AFTER SHUTDOWN THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOLLOWED BY FLAME ABOVE THE COPILOT WINDOW. THE PILOT EXITED THE COCKPIT AND CONTACTED EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE PILOT CALLED DISPATCH AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO MAINTENANCE CONTROL. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND PEFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION AND ADJUSTED THE RIGGING ON THE CONDITION LEVER. AFTER SEVERAL ENGINE RUNS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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