Service difficulty report · Knob · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 29, 2007
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
6,205 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Knob
Part number
SL60112SL6011
Condition
Separated
Location
Power Lever
Part time
6,101 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) (2) KNOBS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE POWER LEVER ARE USED TO RAISE A GATE TO ALLOW REVERSE THRUST. THE KNOBS ARE SCREWED TOGETHER. DURING FLIGHT THE KNOBS SEPARATED (UNSCREWED) AND FELL OFF. THIS ALLOWED THE GATE TO PIVOT IF THE POWER LEVER WAS RETARDED ALLOWING THE ENGINE/PROP TO ENTER THE REVERSE MODE OF OPERATION. (TC NR 20080104002)

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