Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Beech C90

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
April 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4950
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft serial
LJ0629
Aircraft time
8,847 hours, 8,842 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A20A
Engine time
8,761 hours, 8,725 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
T102401
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
398 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING, DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KOMA AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MSL THE RIGHT ENGINE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER. TORQUE WENT TO ZERO, ITT RAPIDLY DISMINISHED. COMPLETED EMERGENCY MEMORY ITEMS PER MANUFACTURE'S CHECKLIST. SHUTDOWN AND SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE PER THE MANUFACTURE'S CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH AND RETURNED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RWY 18 AT KOMA. DURING A BORESCOPE INSPECTION, ALL THE POWER TURBINE BLADES WHERE MISSING. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIR. THE CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE WAS COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE FAILURE.

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