Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 7, 2014
Submitted
April 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682DR
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB130
Aircraft time
13,621 hours, 13,448 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
13,241 hours, 12,507 cycles
Part
Compressor Blade
Part number
3017701
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
13,241 hours, 13,240 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW CALLED & STATED THE RT ENG WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND & THERE WAS AN ODOR JUST AFTER LANDING. ALL IN FLIGHT ENG INDICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS NORMAL. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ASKED TO START THE RT ENG. THE GND IDLE WAS OBSERVED FLUCTUATING FROM 54% TO 56% N1 WITH INCREASE IN ITT FROM 660C TO 720C AT 4 SECOND INTERVALS. TROUBLESHOOTING WHEN THE RT ENG COWLING WAS OPENED A HOLE THROUGH COMPRESSOR INLET SCREEN WAS FOUND. A SINGLE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE WAS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLING. THE ENG IS BEING REMOVED & WILL BE SENT TO AN OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR EVALUATION.