Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 15, 2015
Submitted
May 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0024
Aircraft time
11,814 hours, 15,091 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Engine time
11,412 hours, 13,851 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 2600 FT OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE COMING INTO THE COCKPIT FROM THE RT SIDE VENT. ALSO NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL. ALL ENGIME INSTRUMENTS INDICATION WERE NORMAL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. THE ACFT LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE CHECK GOOD AND THE ACFT WAS RETURN TO SERVICE.

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