Service difficulty report · Deflector · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,662 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Deflector
Part number
311963101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) TECHNICIANS FOUND CRACKED AND MISSING PIECES OF DIFFUSER DEFLECTOR SEGMENTS DURING AN ENGINE INTERNAL BORESCOPE INSPECTION. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STARTER GENERATOR HAD BEEN REMOVED IN MARCH 2003 FOR CAUSING HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATIONS. PRATT & WHITNEY BELIEVES THAT THE STARTER GENERATOR VIBRATION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE DIFFUSER DEFLECTOR SEGMENTS.

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