Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
August 27, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
8,742 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT THROUGH 1000 FT AGL. A LOAD WOOF SOUND WAS HEARD BY THE CREW WITH AN INCREASE IN TORQUE INDICATION. THE CREW DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURN FOR LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGER. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED EXTERNALLY AND NO PROBLEMS WHERE FOUND. MX CREW STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND BLEED VALVE IS THE SUSPECT PROBLEM.

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