Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
April 2, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Part time
15,516 hours, 16,922 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENG REMOVED AFTER A/C DRIFTED TO LT SIDE OF RWY & HIT A 4 FT SNOWBANK. NLG COLLAPSED & ENG HIT BANK AT MAX PWR. EXHAUST DUCT & GG CASE HAD OUTER SKIN BUCKLING. 2ND STAGE REDUCTION PLANET GEAR CARRIER BENT, PT RUB DAMAGE ON BLADE TIPS. COMP BLADES, STATORS & IMPELLER RUB DAMAGE. PT DISK DISPLACED, COMPRESSOR RUB DAMAGE GG CASE. RGB OIL PRESS XFER TUBE BENT & CONNECTING ELBOW BROKEN. IN TEST CELL, DURING TEST FOUND ENG PERFORMANCE ACCEPTABLE, BUT A LOUD RUB NOISE HEARD ON RUNDOWN, TRACED TO WORN SPLINES ON RGB HOUSING. CHANGED HOUSING. REMOVED FROM CELL TO INVEST 2ND STAGE GEARING, FOUND REAR FACE OF 2ND STAGE CARRIER DISTORTED. CARRIER CHANGED, ENG TESTED. NO ADVERSE NOISES ON SHUTDOWN, ENG DECLARED SERVICEABLE.