Service difficulty report · Turbine · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
May 5, 2009
Submitted
May 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N208JW
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft serial
20800166
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING THE PILOT SAID HE HEARD A POP AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPOOL DOWN. HE PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED BUT THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND THOUGHT IT WAS RESIDUAL FUEL. HE THEN MOTORED THE ENGINE AND THE SMOKE TURNED BLACK. HE CALLED THE FBO AND THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT IT EXPERIENCED AN OVERTEMP CONDITION AND THE TURBINE BLADES WERE MELTED. PARTS OF TURBINE BLADES WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY WHERE THE PILOT HAD JUST LANDED. THE ENGINE HAD ONLY 5 HOURS TIME SINCE A MAJOR OVERHAUL.

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