Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
April 11, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piagio P180
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, THE ENGINE EMITTED A NOISE AND ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE SEEN TO FLUCTUATE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADES. (TC NR 20070514047)