Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 17, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N248PA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0134
Aircraft time
20,896 hours, 18,562 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Engine time
280 hours, 1,174 cycles
Part
Compressor Blade
Part serial
RM0514
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
280 hours, 1,174 cycles
Component
Engine · Pwa
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A BANGING NOISE DURING TAXI COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT THEN TAXIIED TO THE HANGAR AND BROUGHT IT TO MECHANIC ON DUTY THAT DAY. MECHANIC THEN BOROSCOPE ENGINE AND FOUND FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR HAS MINOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR GUIDE VANES ARE PARTIALLY MISSING AND SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR SEVERELY DAMAGED. ENGINE WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION, REPAIR AND WARRANTY.

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