SDR 2015F00046

Service difficulty report · Engine · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130TT
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11495
Aircraft time
2,869 hours, 3,088 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Engine time
2,869 hours, 3,042 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, PILOT WAS TAXING AND THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND FIRE AND SPARKS WERE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED NR 3 TURBINE WHEEL BLADES MELTED. AFTER REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE, ALL 3 STAGES OF THE TURBINE WHEELS AND STATORS WERE MELTED. STAGE 2 OF THE COMPRESSOR SHOWED SHOWED SIGNS OF RUBBING AGAINST THE COMPRESSOR CASE.