Service difficulty report · Nozzle

Difficulty date
March 12, 2009
Submitted
March 12, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Engine time
8,735 hours, 15,018 cycles
Part
Nozzle
Part number
411109002
Part serial
972025600047
Condition
Failed
Location
Gp Module
Part time
6,650 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE, SN: LE-45724AEF (REFERENCE WO NR 240967, SVS NR 45724E) WAS RETURNED TO THIS REPAIR STATION. WHILE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONAL THERE WAS A LOUD BANG JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. THE AIRFRAME WAS A DUAL ENGINE DESIGN AND PILOT MANAGED TO PERFORM AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING (OEI) WITHOUT INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE AND SEPARATING THE POWER MODULES WE DISCOVERED THE GAS PRODUCER (GP) NOZZLE (PN 4-111-090-02, SN 972025600047 TSN 6650 HOURS) TO HAVE SEPARATED RADIALLY (ABOUT 270 DEGREES) ON THE CURL PORTION OF THE NOZZLE ASSEMBLY. WE ARE NOT CONCLUDING THIS AS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. WE ARE JUST REPORTING A PART CONDITION WE HAVE NOT WITNESSED BEFORE. UPON NOTIFYING THE ENGINE DESIGN HOLDER. WE WERE ASKED TO STOP ALL WORK AND TO SEND THE POWER MODULES TO THEM. WE PACKAGED AND SHIPPED THE POWER MODULES FOR FURTHER DISASSEMBLY AND INVESTIGATION.