Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 15, 2012
Submitted
May 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0026
Aircraft time
10,528 hours, 14,798 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Transmitter
Part number
9903386RX
Part serial
0142
Condition
Erratic
Location
Fuel Flow
Part time
9,931 hours, 14,096 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENROUTE AND SHORTLY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL, OBSERVED FUEL FLOW INDICATOR ERRATIC. THE FUEL FLOW VARIED FROM 340 PPH TO 390 PPH AT SET POWER. THE ENGINE WAS NOT SURGING AND NG AND ITT INDICATIONS NORMAL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT ACFT FUEL FLOW INDICATING SYS AND FOUND A BAD FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER. MX R & R FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER IAW MM 73-00-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK PERFORMED AND ENGINE POWER RUN COMPLETED - ALL PARAMETERS AND CHECKED GOOD.

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