Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
October 14, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) IN CRUISE THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE AND WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURED TURBINE BLADES. P&WC WILL INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED. (TC# 20061103015)

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