Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
June 12, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
797 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Hub
Part time
419 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON TAXING OUT FOR THE BACK TRACK THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD LOOSE RPM IN BETA, THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE HANGAR. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PROPELLER WITH AN O/H UNIT AND THE SYS GROUND FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. THE PROPELLER WAS SENT FOR REPAIR TO AN APPROVED FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INTER CONNECT ROD HAD BROKE INTERNALLY INSIDE THE HUB CAUSING ONE BLADE TO GO OUT OF TRACK WHEN RUNNING IN REVERSE.

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