Service difficulty report · Shroud

Difficulty date
December 1, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Shroud
Part number
3020159
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Turbine Section
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) AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKE THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR MAJOR REPAIR. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SPLIT THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A DISLODGED COMPRESSOR TURBINE SHROUD SEGMENT, RETAINING RING. THE SEGMENTS DROPPED AND CAUSED COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE TIP RUBS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON AT LEAST 5 OTHER ENGINES THAT THE AUTHOR IS AWARE OF. MFG HAS ISSUED P/N 3110741-02 RETAINING RING ON SB 13121 (60A, 61, 62, 65 SERIES) AND SB 3248 (41/42, 45 SERIES) TO PREVENT THE COLLAPSE OF THE RETAINING RING. THE LATTER SB HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED ON SMALLER ENGINE MODELS SUCH AS THE 114A ENGINE MODEL TO ALLOW THE MORE ROBUST RETAINING RING TO BE USED.