Service difficulty report · Spline · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 2, 2015
Submitted
January 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847MA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5075
Aircraft time
2,121 hours, 4,114 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A42A
Engine time
2,121 hours, 4,114 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Spline
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine Gearbox
Part time
2,121 hours, 4,114 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING SCHEDULED MX ON ACFT, NOTICED SLIGHT CHIPS OF METAL WERE FOUND ON THE AGB CHIP DETECTOR. THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS ABLE TO SPIN MORE FREELY THAN NORMAL WHEN HE CHECKED THE ROTATION UNIT. WHEN HE PULLED THE COMPRESSOR DRIVE UNIT TO INSPECT THE GEAR SHAFT & THE SPLINE SHAFT ON THE ACCESSORY GEARBOX AIR CONDITIONER DRIVE, THE SPLINES WERE WORN TO THE EXTENT THAT THE DRIVE UNIT WAS SPINNING FREELY.

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