Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 22, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
8,591 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Blade
Part number
3028601
Condition
Fractured
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CL
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) PILOTS NOTICED SLIGHTLY HIGHER ITT TEMP ON RT ENG A SLIGHT RISE IN N2 SPEEDS. TEMP AND N2 INDICATIONS, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WHERE NOTED TO BE WELL WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS.ON FINAL INTO CALGARY AIRPORT WHILE POWERING BACK A SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS NOTED BY PIC.PILOT LANDED WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING.ONCE SHUTDOWN, PILOT INVESTIGATED BOTH ENGINES BY VISUALLY LOOKING IN INTAKES AND EXHAUSTS. PILOT NOTICED SEVERAL SMALL PARTICLES OF METAL INSIDE EXHAUST DUCT ON RT ENG. HOT SECTION OF RT ENG REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION. HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES FOUND SEVERELY DAMAGED (3 OR MORE BLADE TIPS MISSING AND/OR TIPS CURLED OVER). ENGINE REMOVED FROM AIRFRAME FOR INVEST.

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