What was found
(CAN) INERTIAL SEPERATOR HANDLE FOUND STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM FOUND CRACKS IN THE INERTIAL SEPERATOR AND LEVER ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 6,621 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C703
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.