Service difficulty report · Segment

Difficulty date
October 26, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Segment
Part number
311074102
Condition
Distorted
Location
Turbine
Component
Hot Section · Pwa · PT6A114A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, W
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) REPAIR DUE TO SHIFTING OF CT SHROUD SEGMENTS, HEAVY RUB ON CT BLADES/SEG. EXCESS GAP BETWEEN CT SHRD SEG, CT SHRD HSG MATING SURFACES WERE NOTED. CT SHRD SEG-RETAIN RING WAS OF POST SB, CT SHRD SEG WERE PRE SB 1628. RUB SPOTS WERE NOTED ON ALL (QTY 9) CT SHRD SEG, CT BLADES. CT SHRD SEG-RETAIN RING WAS FOUND DISTORTED, COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM RETAIN GROOVE OF CT SHRD HSG. CMM INSP OF CT SHRD HSG WAS DONE, ROUNDNESS OF ALL CRITICAL DIA NOTED WITHIN MM LIMIT. CT SHROUD SEG RETAINING RING WAS FOUND DISTORTED, COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM CT SHROUD HSG RETAINING GROOVE. PROBLEM DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF CT SHROUD SEG RETAINING RING. NEW CONFIGURATION PARTS INTENDED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.