Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Skrsky S76

Difficulty date
April 25, 2000
Submitted
July 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5447C
Make and model
Skrsky S76
Aircraft serial
760180
Engine
Allsn 250C*
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
23035128
Part serial
CAT90400
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ACFT''''''''S NR 2 ENG HAD A CHIP LIGHT AFTER LANDING. CHIP PLUGS REMOVED, ENG FOUND MAKING METAL. METAL CLEARED FROM PLUGS, ENG RUN. CHIP LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON. PLUGS CLEANED, ENG RE-STARTED. BEFORE ENG REACHED IDLE RPM, CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. MECH REPORTED ENG VIBRATION. ENG REMOVED. UPON DISASSY, TURB FOUND WITH SECT OF NR 1 TURB SHIELD APPROX ONE INCH SQUARE BROKEN OUT OF AND LODGED BETWEEN VANES OF 1ST STAGE NOZZLE. CRACKING ON NR 1 NOZZLE SHIELD. PLACE OF SHIELD LODGED IN VANES DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE CONTACTED THE 1ST STAGE TURB WHEEL. 1ST STAGE TURB WHEEL HAD ONE BLADE MISSING. FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ON OTHER 1ST STAGE TURB BLADES, NR 2 TURB NOZZLE WARPED, NR 8 BEARING SPALLING. ENG REMOVED AND REP