Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
June 14, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nacelle
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

(CAN) THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO ATI FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR AFTER THE OPERATOR REPORTED COMPRESSOR FOD. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED & THE COMPRESSOR ROTOR ASSY WAS DETACHED FROM THE GG CASE.AFTER DE-MATING THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR ITWAS APPARENT THA THE ROTOR BLADES & THE COMPRESSOR STATORS WERE DAMAGED.1) 1ST STAGE ROTOR HAD ONE BLADE WITH FOD 2) 1ST STAGE STATOR HAD SOME VANES WITH MINOR FOD 3) PT BLADES WERE SOMEWHAT LOOSE IN ITS PLACE - WITH MINOR AXIAL MOVEMENT.ATI CONCLUDED THAT A FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR BLADES AND VANES. THE PT BLADES AXIAL PLAY INDICATES THAT AXIAL PROTRUSION COULD OCCUR & IT WAS FELT PRUDENT TO RE-RIVET THE PT BLADES.