Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
August 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C701
Part
Clamp
Part number
3011213
Condition
Cracked
Location
Prop Linkage
Part time
96 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) PILOT REPORTED A SLIGHT FLUCTUATION OF TORQUE AND FUEL FLOW. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING A PIECE OF A SPECIAL BOLT WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER COWLING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THIS PIECE WAS PART OF A CLAMP FROM THE PROPELLER REVERSING INTERCONNECT LINKAGE (REAR) USED TO CLAMP THE WIRE ROPE INSIDE THE TERMINAL. THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO OVERTORQUING.

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