Service difficulty report · Turnbuckle · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 12, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Turnbuckle
Condition
Separated
Location
Throttles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN STARTING APPROACH, THROTTLES WERE PULLED BACK, A LOUD BANG WAS WITNESSED AND FELT IN A/C. ENG NR 1 STARTED TO LOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. ITT ROSE UP TO 1230 DEG CELSIUS AND HIGH ENGINE VIBRATION WERE FELT. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN BY CREW. SINGLE ENG APPROACH AND LANDING, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING INSP, MAINT FOUND BOTH TURNBUCKLES STG 2 OF VG LINKAGE WERE FOUND SEPARATED FROM VG SHAFT. SOME DAMAGED COMPRESSOR BLADES OF LAST FOUR STAGES WERE OBSERVED. CAUSE FOR STAGE 2 TURNBUCKLE PROBLEMS IS (MOST LIKELY)INTERFERENCE BETWEEN VG SHAFT CLEVIS AND TURNBUCKLE JAM NUT ITSELF. BRG ROD END SHEARED CLOSE TO THE NUT. (TC NR 20060211003)