What was found
CT BLADE SEPARATED FROM ENGINE WITH ENGINE ONLY 3049 HRS AND 3090 CYCLES SINCE OEM REPAIR ON COMPRESSOR. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT OVER MOUNTAINS WHEN CT BLADES SEPARATED.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2023
- Submitted
- November 27, 2024
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N80GE
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0585
- Aircraft time
- 7,189 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A42A
- Engine time
- 4,023 hours, 4,668 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4N3
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor Blade
- Part number
- 312313102
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 4,023 hours, 3,049 cycles
- Component
- Rotor Assy · Pwc
- Component part number
- 305414101
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.