Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 19, 2004
Submitted
December 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976E
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0976
Aircraft time
1,399 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Seal
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine Inlet
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FELT SEALING STRIP APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH X 7 INCHES WAS COMING LOOSE FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE INDUCTION AIR PLENUM. OFFENDING FELT STRIP WAS REMOVED AS IT SERVES NO PURPOSE. THIS STRIP WAS LOCATED AT ABOUT 4 O’CLOCK ON THE INSIDE SURFACE ACROSS THE RT END OF THE LOWER PLENUM PANEL PN 2658039-19. LOCATION OF STRIP COINCIDES WITH LOWER END OF ACCESS PANEL PN 2658039-1 WHICH HAS PROPERLY POSITIONED FELT SEALING STRIPS.

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