Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 19, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
7,838 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF TORQUE (ONLY GETTING 1100 TO 1200 FT-LB). THE ENGINE THEN SHUT DOWN AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED. HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE FAR RUNWAY THRESHOLD. HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND SAW NOTHING OBVIOUS SO HE ATTEMPTED A RE-START AND THE ENGINE REGISTERED NO FUEL FLOW AND DID NOT START. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY AND BROUGHT TO A HANGAR WHERE TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL PUMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. BOTH UNITS WERE SENT TO AN OVERHAUL SHOP FOR REPAIRS.

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