SDR 96ZZZX1382

Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
March 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4200A
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft serial
B64
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Eng Pt Sect
Part time
5,978 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY CHIP DETECTOR WARNING WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 9,000 FEET. WHEN VIEWED THROUGH EXHAUST OPENINGS, ENGINE HAS SEVERE THERMAL AND MECHANICAL DAMAGE. ALL POWER TURBINE BLADES BROKEN. SOME POWER TURBINE GUIDE VANES MISSING AND COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES BROKEN. ENGINE WAS NOT DISASSEMBLED AT THIS LOCATION.