Service difficulty report · Vane · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
22,841 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Vane
Part number
595503910
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE INTERNAL SEPARATOR WAS OPENED INTO THE BYPASS POSITION AND WHEN SELECTED THE VANE CONTROL ATTACH POINT SHAFT BROKE. THE SHAFT LET GO AT THE ROLL PIN ATTACH HOLES WHICH ARE INSIDE A BELLCRANK. THE DOOR WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED AND AT WHICH TIME IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SPARE DOOR WE HAD IN STOCK PN2655000-4 WAS BUILT WRONG WITH THE SHAFT INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND COULD NOT BE USED. THIS PART WAS A BRAND NEW SN PART FROM MFG. COMPLETE INTERNAL SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT REMOVED FROM ANOTHER ACFT AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REPLACEMENT VANE ASSY ON ORDER.

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