Service difficulty report · Combustion Liner · Bag JETSTM3212

Difficulty date
February 11, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3212
Aircraft time
16,165 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UG
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Combustion Liner
Part number
31016687
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE LT ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE RATED POWER, IN FACT IT ONLY WENT TO 80 PERCENT. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND RETURNED TO THE HANGAR. ON INVESTIGATION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER CENTER OF THE COMBUSTION CASE. THE CRACK GOES AROUND AN UNUSED PORT ON THE CASE. THIS APPEARS AT FIRST GLANCE TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO A PREVIOUS PROBLEM HAD WITH ANOTHER ENGINE OF THE SAME TYPE. ON THAT ONE IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAILED SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR IMPELLER THAT WAS CAUSING DAMAGING VIBRATIONS.