Service difficulty report · Boot · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 15, 2012
Submitted
October 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0252
Aircraft time
15,138 hours, 25,917 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Boot
Part number
B4024554
Part serial
5576
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller Blade
Part time
2,209 hours, 5,099 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
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 THAT WHILE ENROUTE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHEN A PIECE OF THE NR 2 PROPELLER BLADE DE-ICE BOOT SEPARATED FROM THE PROP. CREW NOTICED A SLIGHT DROP IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BUT REMAINED IN THE NORMAL RANGE. AS A RESULT THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT FOR SAFETY REASONS THINKING THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH/ VIBRATIONS. CREW ADVISED THAT THE PLANE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN THEY TAXIED INTO THE RAMP. MX WAS NOTIFIED AND TECHS WERE DISPATCHED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR ACFT. MX INSPECTED ACFT AND PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING: PERFORMED FORIEGN OBJECT DAMAGE INSPECTION - NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED OR FOUND - IAW MM 5-50-00. MX R & R NR 2 ENGINE BLADE PROP DE-ICE BOOT IAW MM 30-60-00. NR 2 PROP DE-ICE BOOT DAMAGED/ MISSING- APPROX 3" ON BOOT. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND PERFORMANCE RUN-UP AND FOUND OIL PRESSURE GOOD AND NO VIBRATIONS FROM ENGINE OR PROP - IAW MM 71-00-00. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD - ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE.

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