Service difficulty report · Unknown · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 1, 2023
Submitted
June 13, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N667RB
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
483
Aircraft time
5,158 hours, 2,913 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67B
Engine time
5,061 hours, 2,861 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

ENGINE FOD INGESTION DUE TO SAFETY CABLE PLACED NEAR INTAKE BY FACTORY AT OVERHAUL. PWC SB ALLOWS FOR THE USE OF SAFETY CABLE ON THE ENGINE. CABLE USED NEAR INTAKE BROKE AT THE EXIT POINT FROM THE FIRST BOLT AND THE REMAINING CABLE AND END WERE SUCKED INTO COMPRESSOR SECTION CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. INITIALLY STANDARD AERO STATED THERE WAS NO DEFINITIVE WAY A SINGLE SAFETY CABLE END COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. AFTER THE SECOND EVENT PRATT AND WHITNEY CANADA HAS MOVED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE ISSUE AND HAS DETERMINED IT IS POSSIBLE THE TWO SEPARATE EVENTS ARE RELATED TO THE CABLE MISSING AND ARE REVIEWING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE SB ALLOWING CABLE INSTALLATION IN PLACE OF STANDARD LOCK WIRE. I HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH RELATED ENGINES PCE-PR0353 AND PCE-PR0579. 353 WAS SENT FOR AN EARLY HOT SECTION INSPECTION AND REPAIR, 579 WAS SENT FOR AN EARLY ENGINE OVERHAUL AND REPAIR.