Service difficulty report · Blade · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
March 31, 2007
Submitted
April 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
178
Aircraft time
6,631 hours, 4,670 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
6,240 hours, 4,392 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Separated
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOUD BANG ON LT ENGINE AT FL 410 FOLLOWED BY MAJOR VIBRATION, SHUT ENGINE DOWN IN FLIGHT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION: 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE LET LOOSE. BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE CONTAINMENT RING BUT MADE ITS WAY FORWARD WHERE IT PENETRATED THROUGH THE INLET. THIS CAUSED THE OUTER COWLINGS TO BECOME PRESSURIZED WHICH POPPED THE LATCHES AND THE COWLINGS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND MADE SLIGHT CONTACT WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.