What was found
(CAN) WHILE TRANSFERRING ASSEMBLY ON A NEW ENGINE, SPLINED COUPLING WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACK NOT EVIDENT ON FIRST SIGHT AND REQUIRED A LITTLE FORCE TO SPREAD FOR CRACK TO SHOW.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 7,817 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- System (JASC)
- 2410 · Alternator-Generator Drive
- Part
- Coupling
- Part number
- 26012663
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Alternator
- Part time
- 7,711 hours
- 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.