SDR 96ZZZX2378

Service difficulty report · Separator · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N950FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0056
Part
Separator
Part number
2652000817
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Inlet
Part time
7,000 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

SUBMITTER MAINTAINS 12 CESSNA 208B AIRCRAFT AND ARE FINDING CRACKS IN SEVERAL INERTIAL SEPARATORS. SINCE THIS AIRCRAFT IS NIGHT IFR 135 SINGLE ENGINE, CRACKS IN THE ENGINE INLET ARE OF GREAT CONCERN. SUBMITTER HAS SEEN ONE OF THESE INTAKES WITH A SCAB PATCH INSIDE WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. SUBMITTER BELIEVES THE CRACKS ARE DUE TO VIBRATION OR THE DESIGN OR A COMBINATION. THE ONLY FIX AT THIS TIME IS TO BUY A NEW PART.

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