Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 4, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
5,005 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Flow Divider
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Part time
1,663 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW REPORTED LARGE AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING AFTER SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS A POSSIBLE CHANCE THAT A FIRE MAY OCCUR, SO THE FIRE DEPT WAS NOTIFIED. THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS SUSPECTED TO BE THE FAULT, THE FLOW DIVIDER WAS LEAKING FUEL AND IT WAS REPLACED. A TOTAL OF 5 GROUND RUNS WERE COMPLETED. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WAS 1663 HR`S ON THIS FLOW DIVIDER.

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