Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
March 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N756FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0251
Aircraft time
5,716 hours, 8,136 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8676 FORM ANC TO HOM: DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE OR STEAM IN THE COCKPIT, ALONG WITH A HOT SMELL. PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS SOAKED WITH GLYCOL AND NO FIRE OR DAMAGE HAD TAKEN PLACE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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