Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 29, 2013
Submitted
May 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N897FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0213
Aircraft time
10,112 hours, 11,772 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Engine time
6,944 hours, 8,257 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Drive Shaft
Condition
Detached
Location
Fuel Pump
Component
Fuel Pump
Component part number
7028015
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING ROUTINE FUEL PUMP GARLOC SEAL REPLACEMENT FOR LEAKAGE, THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE GEAR AND IT BECAME DECOUPLED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL PUMP. THE ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR IS HOLLOW AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE MIGRATED FORWARD AND DECOUPLED FROM THE PUMP, THE FCU WOULD HAVE LOST REFERENCE AND CAUSED AN INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN. INSPECTION OF THE DRIVE GEAR APPEARS THE RETAINER IS DEFORMED AND INEFFECTIVE.

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