Service difficulty report · Blade · Gulstm GVI

Difficulty date
August 9, 2021
Submitted
August 13, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N22T
Make and model
Gulstm GVI
Aircraft serial
6151
Aircraft time
1,273 hours, 644 cycles
Engine
BR700725A112
Engine time
1,273 hours, 644 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
KH32230
Condition
Fractured
Location
Hpt
Part time
1,237 hours, 644 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE HEALTH MONITORING NOTED A CHANGE IN TGT MARGIN. POST-FLIGHT BSI INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A SINGLE HPT STAGE 1 BLADE THAT HAS RELEASED AT APPROXIMATELY 25% HEIGHT AND CAUSED SECONDARY DOWNSTREAM DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE RELEASED HPT BLADE AIRFOIL WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REJECTED.