Service difficulty report · Elbow · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 10, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Elbow
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF T/O ROLL, THE PROPELLER FEATHERED AND OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. T/O WAS ABORTED AND THE PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL HANGER WHERE INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND A FRACTURED RGB OIL SCAVENGE ELBOW, A PARTIALLY DISCONNECTED PROPELLER GOVERNOR CABLE AND AN IMPACT PUCK MARK IN THE EXHAUST. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND FORWARDED FOR INVESTIGATION AT A SHOP TO BE DETERMINED.

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