Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
September 4, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft time
4,531 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Spring
Part number
SL60063
Condition
Broken
Location
Power Lever
Part time
4,843 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SPRING WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM MOUNTING TANG, LOOSE IN CONTROL QUADRANT. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOOSE PARTS IN THIS AREA TO JAM THE ENGINE CONTROLS.

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