Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
July 1, 2009
Submitted
July 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197WA
Make and model
Beech 99A
Aircraft serial
U130
Aircraft time
30,601 hours, 35,507 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Engine time
34,562 hours, 40,657 cycles
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
3022412
Part serial
59A117
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
12,409 hours, 3,555 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PILOT APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER FOR DEPARTURE. AT THE TIME BOTH ENGINES STABILIZED AT 1300 FT/LBS OF TORQUE THE PILOTED HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE RT ENGINE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. PRELIMINARY MX EVALUATION REVEALED THAT SEVERAL BLADES OF THE POWER TURBINE DISK HAD SEPARATED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. A SERVICEABLE POWER SECTION HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND THE ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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