Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S58ET

Difficulty date
September 1, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S58ET
Aircraft time
9,521 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Blade
Condition
Broken
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CR
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) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED IN FIRE FIGHTING DUTIES WHEN ENGINE VIBRATION WAS FELT. ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE IN NORMAL, OPERATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE LIMITS. SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE POWER SECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE POWER SECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. PRELIMINARY TEARDOWN FOUND THAT COMPRESSOR TURBINE WHEEL HAD THREE PARTIAL BLADES MISSING. ONE BLADE WAS MISSING HALF OF ITS LENGTH AND TWO OTHERS MISSING APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH FROM THE TIP OF THE BLADES. THE POWER SECTION IS CURRENTLY AT AN ENGINE OVERHAUL SHOP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION REPORTS ARE CURRENTLY PENDING.