Service difficulty report · Blade

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Blade
Part number
311856301
Condition
Failed
Location
Power Turbine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FOR INVESTIGATION AFTER OPERATOR REPORTED POSSIBLE PT BLADE FAILURE. ENGINE SUSTAINED A PRIMARY FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE 2ND STAGE PT BLADES. DAMAGE TO PT STATOR HOUSING, EXHAUST DUCT, BOTH 1ST & 2ND STAGE STATOR ASSYS, 1ST & 2ND STAGE PT DISK AND BLADE ASSEMBLIES & NR 3 & 4 BEARINGS. ENGINE SUFFERED FROM 2ND STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT ANY OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS COULD BE POINTED TO BE THE PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. EVERY DAMAGED COMPONENT OTHER THAN THE 2ND STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADES, SUFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE IMPACT OF THE FRACTURED BLADES &/OR THE HEAVY UNBALANCE CREATED BY T HE FRACTURED BLADES ON THE POWER TURBINE ROTOR BALANCING ASSEMBLY.