Service difficulty report · Igniter · Quest KODIAK100

Difficulty date
April 24, 2017
Submitted
April 25, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N120KQ
Make and model
Quest KODIAK100
Aircraft serial
1000120
Aircraft time
452 hours, 685 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Engine time
452 hours, 607 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Igniter
Part number
10390667
Part serial
NNA1630079
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
452 hours, 607 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN PERFORMING A PROGRESSIVE ROUTINE 300 HOUR INSPECTION ON THE ENGINE, FOUND PART OF THE RIGHT IGNITER MISSING. PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION AND FOUND MELTED PIECES ON THE POWER TURBINE BLADES AND IN THE RIGHT EXHAUST DUCT. THERE WAS ALSO DENTS IN A COUPLE POWER TURBINE BLADES. WHEN REMOVING THE LEFT IGNITER IT WAS FOUND TO BE HARD TO TURN OUT LIKE IT WAS RUBBING. THIS WAS CONFIRMED WHEN THE IGNITER WAS REMOVED AS IT HAD SIGNS OF RUBBING. TRIED TO INSTALL THE LEFT IGNITOR INTO THE IGNITER HOLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO. IT APPEARS THAT THE BURNER CAN IS MISALIGNED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED FOR TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION.

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