Service difficulty report · Blade · Dhav DHC7102

Difficulty date
February 21, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC7102
Aircraft time
24,790 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Propeller
Hamstd 24PF305
Part
Blade
Condition
Separated
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON 2ND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, A SUDDEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED ON NR 1 ENGINE, A STRONG SMELL ACCOMPANIED THE POWER LOSS. ENGINE NR 1 WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL UNSCHEDULED LANDING. UPON SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT ENGINE SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR SECTION RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF A BLADE FORM THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR. THE BLADE WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE INLET SCREEN AND ALL THE FIRST STAGE BLADES SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.