Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
July 13, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
12,197 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
311899101
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Hot Section
Component
Hot Section · Pwa · PT6A67D
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 ENGINE HAD LANDED AFTER A FLIGHT AND WAS LOADED WITH FREIGHT. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL START ATTEMPT (ONLY 5 PERCENT NG REACHED), A STARTER-GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START SINCE IT WAS SEIZED. A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AFT SIDE OF THE CT DISK HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE CT STATOR AIR SEAL. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS BELIEVED TO BE TIGHT CLEARANCES BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS DUE TO A STEP AT THE INTERFACE OF THE FIR TREE AND THE BLADE PLATFORM. THE STEP APPEARS TO BE MATERIAL LEFT OVER FROM AN INCOMPLETE MACHINING PROCESS DURING MANUFACTURE. OTHER BLADES OF THE SAME PN DO NOT HAVE THE STEP. CT BLADE PN 3118591-01 IS ALSO BELIEVED TO BE AFFECTED.

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