Service difficulty report · Compressor · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Compressor
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PER NEWS REPORTS, THE ACFT LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOLLOWING AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY WITHOUT ANY COLLISIONS WITH CARS OR INJURIES TO THOSE ON BOARD. MFG WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE ENGINE INVESTIGATION. UPDATE NR 1: IAW PILOT REPORT, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER. POST LANDING INSPECTION FOUND THE PROPELLER FREE TO MORE BUT THE COMPRESSOR ROTOR SEIZED. THE NTSB HAS TAKEN CHARGE OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND ALSO TAKEN CUSTODY OF THE AIRCRAFT/ENGINE. OFFER TO SEND THE ENGINE TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION WAS MADE AND ACCEPTED BY THE NTSB. THE ENGINE INFO HAS BEEN ADDED.

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