Service difficulty report · Gauge · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 22, 2008
Submitted
April 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0202
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Gauge
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLT NR 8797, ON TAXI TO RUNWAY PILOT NOTICED THAT THE PROP RPM GAUGE WAS STUCK AT 200 RPM. THE PAR (POWER ANALIZER AND RECORDER) UNIT SHOWS PROP RPM NORMAL. AC WAS TAXIED BACK TO RAMP FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NP (PROP RPM) GAUGE. (K)

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