Service difficulty report · Condition Lever · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 7, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Condition Lever
Condition
Broken
Part time
23,188 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE TAXING, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE CONDITION LEVER TO "GROUND IDLE" NOTICED SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RT WITH THE MOVEMENT. PILOT THEN MOVED CONDITION LEVER BACK TO "FLIGHT IDLE" WHERE THE LEVER BROKE. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED THE ACFT BACK TO THE COMPANY RAMP AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE USING THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF. ON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT APEARS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SMALL STRESS FRACTURE ADJACENT TO A FACTORY MACHINED HOLE IN THE PART.

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