Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
November 28, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
12,615 hours, 11,387 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE RECENTLY OVERHAULED AND WAS BEING USED AS A RENTAL WHEN REPORTED ENGINE MAKING NOISE AND HIGH VIBRATION AFTER LAST LANDING. ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SENT IN FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. COMPRESSOR ASSY WAS OUT OF BALANCE & COMPRESSOR BOLT STRETCH WAS UNEVEN. 2ND STAGE COMPRESSOR DISK & DOWNSTREAM SPACER LOOSE FIT, DISK DIAMETER WAS REPAIRED AT LAST OVERHAUL. AIR-SEAL STATORS & ROTORS HAD HEAVY RUB DAMAGE. ALL STATIONARY PART RUB DAMAGE WAS LOCATED AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. DISK-SPACER TIGHT FIT WAS RESTORED, DEFECTIVE AIR SEAL PARTS WERE REPLACED, COMPRESSOR WAS ASSEMBLED AND BALANCED AND ENGINE WAS TESTED PER OVERHAUL MANUAL WITH GOOD PERFORMANCE RESULT AND ACCEPTED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.