Service difficulty report · Blades

Difficulty date
October 3, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Blades
Part number
311899101
Part serial
A001RMKO
Condition
Damaged
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, E
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) ENG REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF CT DISK DUE TO EXCESS CT TIP CLEARANCES AND BURNED CT BLADES TIPS. NEW CT DISK ASSY, WITH QTY 8 NEW & QTY 35 OH CT BLADES WERE INSTALLED. 8 NEW BLADES NOTED TO HAVE A BLADE STEP AT INTERFACE BETWEEN CT BLADE PLATFORM & FIR TREE ROOT. CT DISK ASSY INSTALLED IAW MM, USUAL FIELD MAINT PERFORMED & ENG REASSEMBLED. GROUND RUN PERFORMANCE INDICATED ENG PERFORMANCE NOT AS EXPECTED. UPON SPLITTING ENG, RUB CONTACT BETWEEN CT DISK & CT AIR BAFFLE DISCOVERED. CT DISK REMOVED FOR INSP AND NOTED A SEVERE RUB OCCURRED ON L/E OF CT DISK PLATFORM FACE TO CT STATOR AIR SEAL. RUB ORIGINATED AT POSITION OF QTY 4 OF 8 NEW CT BLADES, INSTALLED IN DISK ASSY AT BUILD.