Service difficulty report · Nozzle

Difficulty date
May 15, 2002
Submitted
May 30, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Nozzle
Part number
23031938
Part serial
16507
Condition
Detached
Location
Turbine
Part time
3,803 hours, 304 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A FOREIGN OPERATOR REPORTED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN-FLIGHT WITH NOISE FROM IDLE TO SHUTDOWN. THE TURBINE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND RETURNED TO THE US REPAIR FACILITY THAT PERFORMED THE LAST OVERHAUL. THE NR 1 SECTION MADE NOISE WHILE TURNING BY HAD AFTER TURBINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE. AT DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 2 NOZZLE DIAPHRAGM BRAZE JOINT WAS COMPLETELY GONE, ALLOWING THE DIAPHRAGM TO DETACH AND MOVE INTO NR 1 AND NR 2 TURBINE WHEELS. SEPARATION OF THE DIAPHRAGM FROM THE NOZZLE INNER BAND DOES NOT ALLOW PROPER AIRFLOW THROUGH THE NOZZLE VANES. THIS FAILURE OF THE BRAZE JOINT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THOUGHT THE TURBINE ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF NR 1 AND NR 2 TURBINE WHEELS.