Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE, WHEN THE PILOT PASSED FROM FLIGHT IDLE TO FULL POWER, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND HE DECIDED TO REDUCE POWER AND TAXIED THE ACFT BACK TO THE TERMINAL. DURING THE ON-GROUND INVESTIGATION, THE TECH FOUND METAL IN THE EXHAUST. 1 OF THE POWER TURBINE BLADES WAS MISSING. THE CUSTOMER WILL REMOVE THE ENGINE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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