SDR ASOA01116S

Service difficulty report · Blade · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
July 24, 2001
Submitted
October 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Aircraft serial
120072
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Blade
Part number
3036212
Condition
Fractured
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
19,268 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H, E, A

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

What was found

FLT 4830 - DURING FLIGHT FROM DFW TO TUL, CREW REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER ISOLATING THE RT BLEED AND RT PACK THE SMOKE DIDN'T CLEAR. RECEIVED A RT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND THE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 40 PSID. THE RT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED SAFELY. MX R&R THE RT ENGINE. THE TEARDOWN REPORT STATED THE FRACTURE OF THE LP BLADE, SUGGESTS THAT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE BLADE FRACTURED IN HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE AND THE BLADE FRACTURED IN TENSILE OVERLOAD. THIS MOST LIKELY OCCURRED DUE TO BLADES BEING OPERATED BEHIND A BURNED THROUGH HP VANE ASSY. THE HP VANE SEGMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE BURNED AT TWO LOCATIONS. (M)

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