Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 13, 2013
Submitted
March 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0154
Aircraft time
11,674 hours, 11,930 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
3,465 hours, 4,009 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
7028015
Part serial
B10352
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Part time
3,420 hours, 3,957 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8662, THE CONDITION LEVER WAS ADVANCED AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO TAKEOFF POWER WITH NO POWER LEVER INPUT. WHEN THE PILOT WENT INTO BETA AND BRAKING WHICH RESULTED IN A CHANGE OF NOISE/PITCH WITH NO NOTICEABLE POWER REDUCTION. PILOT RETURNED CONDITION LEVER TO LOW IDLE BUT DID NOT NOTICE ENOUGH CHANGE TO SLOW DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED BY CONDITION LEVER CUTOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP BY USE OF AIRCRAFT BRAKES. AFTER COMING TO A STOP A FIRE IMMEDIATELY STARTED AT THE MAIN WHEELS OF AIRCRAFT. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ONTARIO FIRE PERSONNEL.

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