Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 22, 2012
Submitted
May 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0156
Aircraft time
10,454 hours, 11,979 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
6,893 hours, 7,270 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Missing
Location
Fuel Nozzle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT FROM FLL TO MTH THE PILOT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN MTH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT 2 EA NUTS WERE MISSING FROM THE FUEL NOZZLE RETAINER, ON ONE OF THE FUEL NOZZLES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE.

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