Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
January 6, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A112
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6A112
Part serial
12519
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) ENG WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE INCIDENT, AC PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NLG STRUCK A STUMP, FORCE OF THIS IMPACT COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR, BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE GROUND. IT WAS CLEAR TO IDENTIFY THAT ENG SUFFERED FROM PROP STRIKE. EXHAUST DUCT WAS SEVERELY TWISTED, DISTORTED AND ASSOCIATED IT WERE 2 BENT OIL TRANSFER TUBES. THIS TWISTED CONDITION OF EXHAUST DUCT ALSO CAUSED PT DISK ASSEMBLY, SEALS TO SEVERELY RUB AGAINST THE PT SHROUD RING KNIFE-EDGES AND THE PTV RING INTERSTAGE BAFFLE, PROP SHAFT WAS NOT TURNING PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY. EXHAUST DUCT OUTER SKIN SEC MOVED OFF CENTER DURING IMPACT, WHICH CAUSED THESE COMPONENTS TO DISPLACE, RUB AND SEIZE. ENGINE WILL BE RESTORED TO A SERVICEABLE CONDITION.