Service difficulty report · Retaining Ring

Difficulty date
March 25, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Retaining Ring
Part number
3020159
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Hot Section
Component
Hot Section · Pwa
Component part number
4249114A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 AN UNSCHEDULED HOT SECTION INSPECTION DUE TO PERFORMANCE SHIFT. A FEW CT SHROUD SEGMENTS HAD SHIFTED SLIGHTLY AND WERE RUBBED. THE RETAINING RING HAD COME OUT OF HTE 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 SUCH AS THE -114A ENGINE MODEL TO ALLOW THE MORE ROBUST RETAINING RING TO BE USED.