Service difficulty report · Propeller · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 20, 2014
Submitted
April 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0486
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Propeller
Part number
3GFR34C703
Part serial
941987
Condition
Out Of Balance
Part time
8,244 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ACFT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE. REDUCED PROPELLER SPEED FROM NORMAL CRUISE SETTING. CLEARED THE VIBRATION FOR A SHORT TIME. ELECTED TO KEEP 1800 RPM SETTING AND AS FLIGHT CONTINUED THE VIBRATION RETURNED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DESTINATION WAS THE CLOSEST AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF ENGINE, PROPELLER AND ENGINE ACCESSORIES, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PROPELLER WAS DYNAMICALLY BALANCED WITH 28.4 GRAMS OF WEIGHT USED. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE PROPELLER WAS BALANCED WITH NO VIBRATION NOTED. NO AD`S APPLY TO THIS PROP.

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