SDR 99ZZZX2108

Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech A100

Difficulty date
March 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900DN
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft serial
B170
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Duct
Part number
310682001
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
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

THE DEFECT WAS FOUND DURING A REGULAR INSPECTION. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION THROUGH THE EXHAUST DUCTS, NOTED THE INNER SECTION DUCT ASSY PN 3106820-01 HAD SPLIT, BROKE UP AND CURLED UP. THE END OF THIS CURLED UP METAL PIECE OF THE DUCT HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER TURBINE, THEREFORE, DESTROYING ALL THE POWER TURBINE BLADES. THE BLADES WERE CUT THROUGH EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THE DEEPEST CUT ON EACH BLADE WAS ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH. THE LENGTH OF THE DAMAGE ON EACH BLADE WAS ALMOST 1.50 INCHES LONG. SUBMITTER STATED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLE.

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