Service difficulty report · Blade · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 30, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
14,670 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Blade
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER FOR DEPARTURE, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE THEN INITIATED A SUCCESSFULL REJECTED TAKEOFF. UPON STOPPING, A PASSENGER CAME FORWARD AND STATED THAT HE THOUGHT SOMETHING FELL OFF THE RT WING. THE RT ENGINE WAS SECURED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE THE RT ENGINE SEEMS TO HAVE SUFFERED A POWER TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. THE DEBRIS FROM THE BLADES IS WHAT THE PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE SEEN. ENGINE WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE MFG FOR INVESTIGATION. SDR WILL BE LEFT OPEN AND UPDATED WITH INVESTIGATION FINDINGS. (TC NR20060531016)

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