Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 12, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED AFTER LANDING THE ACFT, & TAXING OFF THE RUNWAY HE PULLED THE CLA FROM HIGH TO LOW IDLE & THE ENG SHUTDOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG, BUT ABORTED THE START AS ITT REACHED 800 C. THE MECHANICS ALLOWED THE ENG TO COOL & AGAIN TRIED TO START THE ENG AT 12% NG. THE MECHANIC WAS GOING TO ADD FUEL WHEN HE NOTED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT SPINNING & ABORTED THE START ATTEMPT. TRIED TO TURN THE PROPELLER BY HAND, THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT TURN & WHEN HE DID GET THE PROPELLER TO TURN HE HEARD A PIECE OF MATERIAL COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACK & ALL ON THE FLOOR.

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