Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel

Difficulty date
January 29, 2001
Submitted
March 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa JT12A8
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
504802
Part serial
G23877
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
3,140 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DISK TT 3140.1 TC 2697 MAX ALLOWABLE OPER. TIME IS 8000 HR AND 8000 CYCLES.DURING OVERHAUL OF ENGINE AND PERFORMING FLUORESECENT PENETRANT INSPECTION, THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE DISK PN/405802, SN/G23877 WAS FOUND TO HAVE 13 EA CRACK INDICATION INBOARD OF THE BLADE ROOT. CRACK INDICATIONS VARY FROM APPROXIMATE .05 TO .10 INCH IN LENGTH. DISK REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.