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[ctab5060X]

Originally Posted by minitour

Then I must be the unluckiest person on Earth to have had one fail...

Just curious, are you talking about a PT6 in general or specifically the PT6-114 or -114A?

Originally Posted by FlySmiley

Good thing it is possibly the most reliable engine ever built.

Originally Posted by FlySmiley

This is a well designed aircraft with fantastic maintenance to boot.

Question: How many hours is Airnet getting on the -114 before overhaul? Also, are they 600s, 675s, or a mix of both?

[FlySmiley]

I'm not sure on the overhaul times except that they come in for inspection every 100hrs.

Airnet has mostly 208-B's with the the 675hp, but there are several 208-A's with the 600hp. There are no B models with the 600hp (although I think that may have been an available option from Cessna).

[ctab5060X]

Originally Posted by FlySmiley

I'm not sure on the overhaul times except that they come in for inspection every 100hrs.

Airnet has mostly 208-B's with the the 675hp, but there are several 208-A's with the 600hp. There are no B models with the 600hp (although I think that may have been an available option from Cessna).

That is what I was thinking just from seeing the props on the Airnet Vans. I flew a 600 hp B with the big paddle composite prop. Good airplane. I hardly hear of anything going wrong with ones that are well maintained. Where I worked we had 200 hr inspections and I seem to remember our overhaul times were extended through a special program and was up over several thousand hours between overhauls.

[minitour]

Originally Posted by ctab5060X

Just curious, are you talking about a PT6 in general or specifically the PT6-114 or -114A?

Just generally speaking of the PT6.

-mini

[ctab5060X]

Originally Posted by FlySmiley

Good thing it is possibly the most reliable engine ever built.

Just sharing some info I found about the PT6 t-prop engines...

This comes straight from a Status Report on the PT6 Turboprop Family:

FWIW...

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.’s (P&WC's) PT6 turboprop family is the world’s most popular engine in its class, with over 31,304 engines delivered as of the end of the first quarter of 2003.

The PT6 turboprop family has established an enviable record for reliability and durability since the first PT6 was introduced to the market in 1964. By the end of the first quarter of 2003, the PT6 family had achieved over 247,190,600 flying hours, a basic six-month unscheduled removal rate of one per 102,115,000 flight hours, as well as a basic in-flight shutdown rate of one per 401,167,000 flight hours.

I knew it was a safe and reliable engine, but those numbers are impressive

As a side note, there was some deleted text shown:

This excellent in-flight shutdown rate has allowed the Pilatus PC-12 to be certified for single-engine night Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in Canada.

[butt]

Didn't an airnet Caravan go down a few years ago? Maybe back in 04 or 05? I think I remember hearing about that. They had to land on a highway or something...

[Stone Cold]

Originally Posted by butt

Didn't an airnet Caravan go down a few years ago? Maybe back in 04 or 05? I think I remember hearing about that. They had to land on a highway or something...

Yes, engine failure out of Minneapolis. I think June '05 or so, as I had just started at the 'Net. Pilot deadsticked it onto a road, I believe, and they eventually replaced the engine and flew it out, from what I remember.

There have been others. It's a great engine, but not bulletproof, as everybody is insinuating...

[FlySmiley]

I thought we had a van or two get shot at in BMH and DTW =)

[minitour]

Originally Posted by FlySmiley

I thought we had a van or two get shot at in BMH and DTW =)

Fly-by shooting? In DE-troit? Say it ain't so.

-mini

[mikecweb]

Airnet has experienced two engine failures on the Caravan since we've had them. That didn't ruin my confidence in the airplane at all however. It still is a very good airplane.

[mnixon]

Castle lost one this morning off of Rick. RIP. Ya'll be careful.

[Stone Cold]

Originally Posted by mnixon

Castle lost one this morning off of Rick. RIP. Ya'll be careful.

With an Airnet employee on board, according to reports...I think it was Mike who said he knew the employee. RIP. Stay safe guys and gals...

[Flysher]

I talked to him last night. This is extremely sad and upsetting.

RIP

[mnixon]

Knew him too. It's shocking and scary to say the least. RIP Mike. Scary to think that was me a year ago in a caravan taking off into that and me this morning landing on a snow covered runway fighting to get the damn thing stopped. It can all be over in a minute. Be careful.

[mikecweb]

I'm without words. RIP Mike.

[butt]

does anyone have a link to a report or something as to what actually happened?

[Flysher]

http://www.10tv.com/?sec=&story=site...954794829.html