SDR 2024F00207

Service difficulty report · Combustion Liner

Difficulty date
August 20, 2024
Submitted
August 27, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N394AG
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Engine time
5,394 hours, 3,964 cycles
Part
Combustion Liner
Part number
30J374701
Part serial
NA
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Zone 400
Part time
183 hours, 154 cycles
Component
Engine · Pwc · PW545B
Component part number
30J262201
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

OPERATOR REPORTED BLACK SMOKE DURING ENGINE OPERATION. PRATT & WHITNEY ENGINE SERVICE MOBILE REPAIR TEAM RESPONDED TO INVESTIGATE THE EVENT. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS CONDUCTED AND C.C. LINER DISTRESS WAS NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED TO REMOVE AND INSPECT THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER LINER (C.C.LINER), ASSEMBLY P/N: 30J3747-01 . ONCE REMOVED, THE C.C.LINER WAS INSPECTED AND NOTED AS MISSING THE C.C.LINER COOLING SEGMENT RING P/N: 30J3539-01 AND ATTACHING HARDWARE. PWC ENGINEERING DIRECTED THE C.C.LINER TO BE REPLACED AND BASED ON ENGINE CONDITION, NO FURTHER REPLACEMENT OF PARTS REQUIRED. ENGINE ASSEMBLED AND SATISFACTORY GROUND RUNS PERFORMED.