Service difficulty report · Planetary Gear · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 8, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
9,898 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Planetary Gear
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Part time
10,279 hours, 13,559 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, CREW NOTED CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND ENGINE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT SOME DISTRESS IN THE POWER SECTION WHEN ROTATED. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION. DURING TEARDOWN, THE 1ST STAGE PLANETARY GEAR WAS FOUND MISSING ONE TOOTH. FURTHER SPALLING WAS FOUND ON THE SUN GEAR. THE DAMAGED COMPONENTS ARE BEING REPLACED. ENGINE WAS 4222.0 HRS/5454 CYCLES TSO.

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