Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
November 30, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N137SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1102
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
3037313
Part serial
A001PCWA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING FROM 26,000 TO 28,000 WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE LT ENGINE TEMPERATURE PEGED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE LT ENGINE TO FLIGHT IDLE. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LT ENGINE SHOWED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TURBINE DISC AND ALL BLADES OF THE LT PROPELLER. (K)