What was found
HT BLADE FAILURE, 4 BLADES FRACTURED MID SPAN REMAINING SET HAS IMPACT DAMAGE, AS WELL AN IMPACT DAMAGE DOWNSTREAM IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE TIME SINCE OVERHAUL 1255.5 CYCLES SINCE O/H 843. THE BLADES ARE NEW AT THE OVERHAUL.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2003
- Submitted
- October 17, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N125DS
- Make and model
- Cessna 500CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5000258
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D1A
- Engine time
- 4,586 hours, 4,124 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 3023411
- Part serial
- 0878
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Turbine Section
- Part time
- 1,255 hours, 843 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- T
- Nature of condition
- M, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.