Service difficulty report · Retainer

Difficulty date
December 1, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Retainer
Part number
3020159
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Turbine Section
Component
Turbine Section · Pwa
Component part number
4249114A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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) THE HOT SECTION WAS GIVEN A SCHEDULED BORESCOPE INSPECTION. A COMPRESSOR TURBINE SHROUD SEGMENT HAD SHIFTED SLIGHTLY. THE RETAINING RING HAD COME OUT OF THE GROOVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON OTHER ENGINES. 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.