SDR 97ZZZX957

Service difficulty report · Turbine · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
February 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40AP
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
825D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Turbine
Part number
6898735
Condition
Nozzle Damage
Location
Engine
Part time
8,066 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE DURING START-UP AND SHUT DOWN BETWEEN 20 PERCENT AND 60 PERCENT N1 RPM. THE ENGINE RAN NORMAL AT GROUND IDLE. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE, THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE WAS FOUND TO BE EXCESSIVE HEAT DAMAGE TO THE NR 1 TURBINE NOZZLE AND NR 1 TURBINE WHEEL ALONG WITH SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE REMAINING TURBINE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL NOZZLE SINCE NO REPORTS OF A HOT START WERE RECORDED.