Service difficulty report · Scroll · Skrsky S76

Difficulty date
May 31, 2000
Submitted
July 19, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5447C
Make and model
Skrsky S76
Aircraft serial
760180
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Scroll
Part number
23072848
Part serial
FU41088
Condition
Damaged
Location
Compressor
Part time
254 hours
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

ENGINE WOULD NOT PASS LIMITING CHECK AS OUTLINED IN SIKORSKY S76 FLIGHT MANUAL. ENG ALSO REPORTED FOR LOW POWER. ENG REMOVED. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF TURBINE, 1ST STAGE TURBINE NOZZLE AND 1ST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL WERE FOUND DAMAGED FROM FOREIGN OBJECT PASSING THROUGH TURBINE. BOTH NOZZLE AND WHEEL WERE REJECTED DUE TO THIS DAMAGE. COMPRESSOR DISASSEMBLED, COMP SCROLL, PN 23072848, WAS FOUND WITH ONE PIECE OF TURNING VANE MISSING, AREA BROKEN AWAY IS .50 INCH ACROSS AND ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR AND THIS MISSING PIECE OF TURNING VANE IS OBJECT THAT DAMAGED TURBINE, LEADING TO LOWER POWER. ENG REPLACED. (X)