What was found
(CAN) 764.4 HRS OVER 10 MONTHS IN HOT , HIGH SALT ENVIRONMENT CAUSED CORROSSION THROUGH THE GAS GENERATOR CASE EXPOSING COMPONENTS OF THE COMPRESSOR STACK.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2000
- Submitted
- January 22, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6300
- Aircraft time
- 17,654 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A27
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Case
- Part number
- 3027408
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Compressor
- Part time
- 5,508 cycles
- Component
- Compressor · Pwa · PT6A27
- 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.