Service difficulty report · Retainer

Difficulty date
December 1, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Retainer
Part number
3020159
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED A NEGATIVE SHIFT IN PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED ITT. THE HOT SECTION WAS INSPECTED. THE CT SHROUD SEGMENTS HAD SHIFTED AND THE CT BLADES WERE RUBBED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON AT LEAST 5 OTHER ENGINES THAT THE AUTHOR IS AWARE OF. PWA 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 THE114A ENGINE MODEL TO ALLOW THE MORE ROBUST RETAINING RING TO BE USED.