Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
January 10, 2007
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Part time
31,612 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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) (IFSD WITH MAJOR INTERNAL DAMAGE). THE ENGINE SUFFERED SEVERE DISTRESS WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL TURBINE BLADES AND ASSOCIATED STATIC COMPONENTS. THE GG CASE AND EXHAUST DUCT WERE SUBJECTED TO SEVERE TORQUE LOADS AND WERE FOUND DISTORTED. ENGINE WAS CONVERTED STC SE96-02. DURING FLIGHT AND FOLLOWING A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE, AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS CARRIED OUT. CSN: 48301, CSO 10087 TSHSI: 64, CSHSI 25. THIS ENGINE CONVERTED VIA STC SE96-02 (TC NR 20070110001).