Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 11, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
6,512 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6D114
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 TAKEOFF AND CLIMB OUT PILOT REPORTED A CHANGE IN THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE INDICATION NORMAL, NO ENGINE PERFORMANCE ABNORMALITIES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE OIL FILTER, NO FINDINGS, ENGINE WAS RUN WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. SUSPECT THE ENGINE INERTIAL SEPARATOR NOT STOWED CORRECTLY CAUSING INTAKE AIR DISTURBANCE. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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