Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
January 22, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta A119
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LANDING FOLLOWING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADES. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED. (TC NR 20070314020)

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