Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
July 27, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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) CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY HAD A "POWER FLUCTUATION DURING TAKEOFF ". FURTHER INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED THAT IT WAS IN FACT A FULL FLAMEOUT AND FEATHER OF THE PROP RT AFTER ROTATION DURING THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT HAD THE FUEL DRAINED AND INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATION AND THEN RESTARTED AND FLOWN BACK TO MAINTENANCE BASE APPROXIMATELY 1.4 HRS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. NO FURTHER FAULT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS POINT. RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS ONGOING.

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