Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Cessna 425

Difficulty date
September 23, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 425
Engine
Pwa PT6A112
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN FLIGHT THE ENGINE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES FROM THE EXHAUST AND VIBRATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURED COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED. (TC NR 20061103007)

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