Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
September 7, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RT AND CAME TO A STOP 10 METERS FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE ENGINE WAS ORIGINALLY BELIEVED TO BE A NON CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS EVENT. HOWEVER, LATER IN THE INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS DURING LANDING THEREFORE, THE ENGINE WAS INVESTIGATED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CAA AND THE LOCAL ENG MFG FSR. THE ONLY DAMAGE FOUND ON THE ENGINE WAS A BROKEN INLET CASE. THE CAA REQUESTED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROLS BE SENT TO MFG FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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