Service difficulty report · Fcu · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 2, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208EE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1213
Aircraft time
2,192 hours, 2,761 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
11,546 hours, 12,330 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
32448974
Part serial
C66538
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE THEY LOST 300 LBS OF TORQUE & FELT JOLT IN ACFT. THEY CONTINUALLY HAD A DEGRADATION OF POWER UNTIL LANDING. THE BEST THEY COULD OBTAIN WAS 1,100 LBS OF TORQUE UPON LANDING. ACFT WAS INSPECTED AT SITE OF EMER LANDING & RAN ACCORDING TO MFG MANUALS & FUEL WAS SUMPED TO ENSURE NO WATER WAS IN SYS. ENG MADE APPROPRIATE POWER WITH NO LOSS OF TORQUE, WHILE TEST RUN ON THE GND & SUBSEQUENT TEST FLIGHT. PART WAS REPLACED, FOLLOWING TEST FLIGHT.

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