Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 8, 2013
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0276
Aircraft time
11,267 hours, 12,368 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Pump
Part number
7028015
Part serial
002423
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

UNCOMMANDED ENGINE ACCELERATION PDX FLT 7671 ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 3 IN PDX, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH THE TOWER ON ROLLOUT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISABLED ON THE RUNWAY. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE WITH DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL TO HAVE THE A/C TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.

More about the Cessna 208B