Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
September 18, 2008
Submitted
October 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912NM
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
169
Part
Exhaust Duct
Condition
Fod
Location
Nacelle
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

KFMN TO KABQ. AFTER ENGINE STARTUP AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM TURNED ON, THE PILOT GRADUALLY BECAME AWARE OF A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT & CABIN. UPON TAXI OUT TO RUNWAY 25 IN KFMN, PILOT SAW BURNING EMBERS/SPARKS COMING FROM PROP AREA AND ENGINE EXHAUST AREA BLOWING BACK AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. PILOT INFORMED TOWER THAT HE WAS ABORTING TAKEOFF AND RETURNING TO HANGAR. UPON RETURN AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AFTER MECH WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM, FOUND BURNED RAG NEXT TO THE EXHAUST AREA. RAG REMOVED, NACELLE REASSEMBLED, FLIGHT TO KABQ RESUMED WITHOUT INCIDENT.